description: Travelling storyteller Joel ben Izzy takes us on a journey from the marketplace in Tel Aviv to the subways of Tokyo, with side trips to a village in China, a bath house in Turkey and Chelm, the mythical Jewish town of fools. This recording, which received the ALA Notable Recording Award and a Parents' Choice Gold Award, has just been released on CD. It includes the following stories: King Solomon and the Smell of the Bread A Tale from Jerusalem and Tokyo Stories of Nasrudin, the Trickster A Tale of Curses, Blessings &amp; Bee Stings Stories of the Fools of Chelm The Old King and His Daughters The music of a Klezmer clarinet weaves the tales together, making for a performance your family will love.
title: Stories From Far Away
titlecomplete: Stories From Far Away
ratings_count: 7