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The Hungry Coat
A Tale from Turkey
By Demi,
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68984-680-9
- Publisher
- New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2004.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2004
K-Gr 4 Nasrettin Hoca was a renowned 13th-century Turkish philosopher respected for his wisdom, common sense, and humor, elements that are found in the many folktales about him. This story describes how he stopped to assist in the capture of a wayward goat and soiled his already patched coat in the process. He had no time to change before he headed off to a banquet at a rich friend's house, and everyone there avoided him because he was both shabby and smelly. Nasrettin went ho...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
