| Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories: A Newbery Honor Award Winner Contributor(s): Singer, Isaac Bashevis (Author), Sendak, Maurice (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060284773 ISBN-13: 9780060284770 Publisher: HarperCollins
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2001 Annotation: First published in 1966, this Newbery Honor Book includes seven folktales of Chelm, a village of fools, and illustrations by a noted illustrator. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - General - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Jewish |
| Dewey: 398.2 |
| LCCN: 66008114 |
| Age Level: 4-8 |
| Grade Level: PreK-3 |
| Lexile Measure: 850(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.42" W x 9.18" L (0.95 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Awards: Newbery Medal, Honor Book, Children's, 1967 |
| Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/04/2001 pg. 82 Ingram Children's Advance 05/01/2001 pg. 77 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 92 - Superior,Well Above Average Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 92 - Superior,Well Above Average |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 20312 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: ' A] delightful and distinguished book of seven tales] from middle European folklore by the winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature].' 'BL. 1967 Newbery Honor Book |
Contributor Bio(s): Sendak, Maurice: - Maurice Sendak's children's books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government. Singer, Isaac Bashevis: - Isaac Bashevis Singer was one of the last great Yiddish authors and received world acclaim for his rich and haunting novels of Jewish life and folklore. In 1978, he received the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was also the recipient of two National Book Awards and three Newbery Honor Awards. Zlateh the Goat, a 1967 Newbery Honor Book, was his first book for children. |
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