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Something From Nothing
Something From Nothing
| TITLE: Something From Nothing | AUTHOR: Gilman, Phoebe | ILLUSTRATOR: Gilman, Phoebe |
| PUBLISHER: Scholastic | |
| PLACE OF PUBLICATION: New York | COPYRIGHT DATE: 1992 |
| ISBN: 590472801 | PRICE: $3.95 |
| CULTURAL GROUP: European, Jewish | THEME: Grandparents |
| SYNOPSIS: A little boy named Joseph loved his blanket his grandfather made him. As he grew older, his blanket got ragged, and his Mom wanted to throw it away. Grandfather made it into something smaller each time. |
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| CORE BOOK: no | |
| SUBJECT: Social Studies | GRADE: 1 | TOPIC: Shelter, clothing, weather |
| COMMENTS: The illustrations have a parallel story by the mice family. Children can retell the story from the point of view of the mice because they used the scraps from the blanket to construct things. |
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