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Buy this book from Amazon! 		A New Coat for Anna
by Harriet Ziefert
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Tags: bartering, economics, goods and services
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Illus. in full color. "A fresh and moving story of a mother's dedication to acquire a coat for her daughter in post-World War II hard times. Anna's mother decides to trade the few valuables she has left for wool and for the services of a spinner, a weaver, and a tailor. Lobel's pictures do a tremendous job of evoking the period. Insightful and informative, this may make children consider how precious the ordinary can become in times of turmoil."--(starred) Booklist.  
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Written by Galoshes on 09/27/2008
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I use this book to help students recognize needs, wants, goods and services. They can watch wool turn into a coat and all of the people and skills it takes to get it there.