| A Sack Full of Feathers Contributor(s): Waldman, Debby (Author), Revell, Cindy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1551438631 ISBN-13: 9781551438634 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: Yankel loves to tell stories, as long as they are someone else's. He does not see the hurt that his stories cause, the way they spread and change. Then the rabbi hands him a bag of feathers and tells him to place one on every doorstep in the village. Yankel is changed by what happens and finds himself with his best story yet, one of his very own. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Jewish - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 8.92" W x 8.96" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 109993 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Waldman, Debby: - Debby Waldman's is the author of a number of children's books based on Jewish folktales, including A Sack Full of Feathers, which was named a 2007 Best Book for Kids and Teens by the Canadian Children's Book Centre, and Clever Rachel, declared by Resource Links to be one of the year's best for 2009. She is also the co-author of two books for parents of children who are hard of hearing. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta. More information, visit www.debbywaldman.com.Revell, Cindy: - Cindy Revell's illustrations have been used on billboards, wine bottles, magazines and numerous children's books all over North America. In 2001, Cindy was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award for children's book illustration. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta. For more information, visit www.cindyrevell.com. Follow her on Twitter @cindyrev. |