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Loading... The Secret of the Sabbath Fish (1978)by Ben Aronin
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This book shares a folk tale about the how the first gefilte fish was ever made. According to this legend poor woman prepared it after prophet Elijah, in the guise of a fisherman, gave her a splendid fish and instructions: "Don't fry it, Matushka. And don't bake it. But as you prepare it, think about what has been happening to the Jewish people". The story teaches three simple lessons:
The book pages are not numbered, but the story and the images take up 42 pages themselves. Every page. Where you open the book you will find a drawing which fills almost a whole page and in some cases both pages. The text for each double page varies between 3 and 12 lines. Therefore the book is great for 3rd and 4th graders. They may also be more receptive to Shay Rieger's elegant, black and white charcoal drawings than smaller children who might require more colors to hold their attention. The advantage of folktales is that they are ageless. So even thought this book was published in 1978 it doesn't feel outdated, because it is missing any cultural references to the age it was prepared. no reviews | add a review
Retells the Jewish folk tale of the origin of gefilte fish, prepared by a poor woman following her encounter with the prophet Elijah in the guise of a fisherman. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)398.2Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literatureLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |
The story is well-told and earnest, but I wonder how children will react to this lachrymose approach to Jewish history.