A poor girl delights in her coat of many colors, made by her mother from rags, because despite the ridicule of the other children she knows the coat was made with love.
Words and music describe different emotions in terms of color, as when everything is rosy when one feels joyful, then remind the reader that everyone experiences this same rainbow of emotions.
Then someone makes a mistake and paints Gus’s hair. Now the goats like him. But is it the paint that makes him special?This creative twist to the story of Joseph and his colorful coat teaches that God gives each person special gifts. "
Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life
Retells the Bible story in which Joseph's jealous brothers sell him into slavery in Egypt, where due to his ability to interpret dreams, he is made governor of the country.
" - John E. Malmstad, Harvard University "Combining as it does sensitive close readings of the Mandelstam texts with an uncommonly wide range of literary and sociocultural reference, A Coat of Many Colors is a welcome and significant ...
But what if we’ve missed the real story behind the story? More than just the account of one man’s life, Voddie Baucham Jr. reveals how the story of Joseph is a key moment in the storyline of the Bible.
... Museum P. 153: Photos courtesy of Dolly Parton P. 155: Photo by Alan Mayor; courtesy of Alan Mayor Estate; ... permission by Emmylou Harris P. 189: Photo by David Gahr; permission by the Estate of David Gahr and Getty Images P. 191: ...
Offers preschoolers the inspirational story of Joseph and his amazing journey to Egypt through simple text and boldly illustrated flaps that bring the characters to life!
The story of Joseph and his triumph of survival, related and illustrated in glorious colour. Ages 2-4
For more than a century and a half--from the middle of the 19th century to the end of the 20th--the garment industry was the largest manufacturing industry in New York...