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Something from Nothing
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
32 pages
Ages 3 – 8
ISBN 978-0-439-9379-1 HC
ISBN 0-590-73802-X PBK
5 ¾” x 11 ½”
ISBN 978-0-545-99682-2 PBK Big Book
14" x 18"

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Something from Nothing
by Phoebe Gilman

"Throw it out!" cries Joseph's mother. So Joseph runs to his grandfather with his favourite blanket. Grandpa can fix anything.

From the tattered blanket, Grandpa makes a handsome jacket. With a few passes of his needle, a vest becomes his Sabbath tie. And snip! snip! a ragged handkerchief turns into a brand-new button.

But when the button is lost, what's to be done? Even Grandpa can't make something from nothing!

Phoebe Gilman's loving portrait of shtetl life will endear Joseph and his family to readers young and old.

Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Award and the Sydney Taylor Award.


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From Something From Nothing, copyright © 1992 by Phoebe Gilman.






Your Reviews

"I like this book because there is something going on at the bottom of the book like the mice geting fabric."
Evann B., Age 8, Ontario, Rating: 10

"I like this story because the baby Joseph had a very nice blanket with stars on them and I always liked stars and moons."
Kyla S., Age 7, Prince Edward Island, Rating: 10

"I like the book Something from Nothing. I would give it a ten."
Alec B., Age 7, Prince Edward Island, Rating: 10



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