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Corduroy is a textile with a distinctively raised "cord" or wale texture. Modern corduroy is most commonly composed of tufted cords, sometimes exhibiting a channel (bare to the base fabric) between them. Both velvet and corduroy derive from fustian fabric. Corduroy looks as if it is made from multiple cords laid parallel to each other. [1]
Corduroy is a 1968 children's book written and illustrated by Don Freeman, and published by The Viking Press. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."
Corduroy is a Canadian animated children's television series based on Don Freeman's 1968 children's book Corduroy and its 1978 follow-up A Pocket for Corduroy. [1] It originally aired for one season on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids ' Bookworm Bunch in the U.S. in 2000.
A Pocket for Corduroy was made into a short television movie in 1986. [4] An American Sign Language (ASL) version of A Pocket for Corduroy was released through Scholastic Corporation/Weston Woods in 2009. This version includes the original story, artwork, voice-over, music and read along captions. [5]
Corduroy is a woven fabric. Corduroy may also refer to: "Corduroy" (song), a 1994 song by Pearl Jam "Corduroy", a 1990 song by The Wedding Present from the 3 Songs EP and the album Seamonsters; Corduroy (band), a London-based acid jazz band; Corduroy, a PBS animated television show; Corduroy, a children's book by Don Freeman
Throughout Don Freeman's career, he was the writer and illustrator of more than 20 children's books. He is best known for his publication of Corduroy (later became a 1990s animated direct-to-video series and a Canadian-produced television program was premiered on the PBS's "Bookworm Bunch" block in 2000).
"Corduroy" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam. The song is the eighth track on the band's third studio album, Vitalogy (1994). Despite the lack of a commercial single release, the song managed to reach number 13 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
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