num_pages: 86
description: Eleven traditional tales from Jewish folklore of the Middle East and Europe.Included are the dramatic and imaginative stories describing a Rabbi's clever disposal of 80 witches; lessons in humility for King Solomon; the scholar-hero- Hillel's shrewd replies to the impertinent questions; an extraordinary mechanical man created by the great Rabbi of Prague; and the rediculous behavior of the foolish residents of Chelm.Richly endowing the distinctive wit and traditional humor of the Jewish people and illustrated with the supurb interpretive drawings of noted children's book illustrator Trina Schart Hyman, these stories should delight all lovers of folk tales.
language: English
title: Let's Steal the Moon: Jewish Tales, Ancient and Recent
titlecomplete: Let's Steal the Moon: Jewish Tales, Ancient and Recent
genres: Childrens
ratings_count: 15
publisher: Shapolsky Publishers