Express yourself! Discuss this book and its theme.

Share your opinion and your feelings about the story, or your ideas on reusing things.
Answer ONE of the following questions:
1. What do think of recycling ? Share your ideas about recycling and reusing things. Make links with your own life.
2.What do you like or dislike about the book Joseph Had a Little Overcoat? Express your opinion and explain why you like or dislike the book.
3.What is this story about? Describe and summarize in your own words the story of Joseph and the little overcoat.
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Create one well-developed blog post, a 75-word entry.

Dustbin word game

Read each word and put it in the correct dustbin.

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A Postal Story

Click on the link Postcards From Camp.You will have an idea of this new story written by Simms Taback.  A camper and his father write postcards to each other. Read some postcards and share your impressions! Have you ever been to a summer camp ? Did you feel homesick? Did you LOVE it ? Would you like to go to an English speaking summer camp? a music or sports camp?

Watch, read, and listen!


This other version of the book was produced by Scholastic.
Pay attention to vocabulary, and enjoy!

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

This beautiful and charming picture book written by Simms Taback was first published in 1977. It was published again in 1999. This book won the Caldecott medal in 2000 for its original illustrations. You may want to look at The Official Simms site.