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SCHACHT, Rebecca, sel. & retel. Lights along the Path:
Jewish Folklore through the Grades for Children Age
Four to Twelve. illus, by Jacqui Morgan. 195p.
bibliog, glossary, index. CIP. Chelsey 1999. pap.
$16.95. ISBN 0-9~68448-0-7. LC 99-90029.
This fine resource is divided into three sections by grade
levels: kindergarten, first to third grades, and fourth to
sixth grades. Thirty pages of prefatory material discuss
folk literature and its age appropriateness at different
stages of child development. The source of each tale is
provided in the margin along with other tidbits of
information. The 38 stories are drawn from ancient
Talmudic and Midrash tales and have been altered as
little as possible. Among the titles and values shared are
"A1ef Is Chosen" (humility), "The Rosebush and the
Apple Tree" (generosity), "The Bear's Bellyache"
(cleverness), "The First Tear" (compassion), and "The
Old Crone and the Little Girl" (obedience). Watercolor
illustrations appear on the first few pages; the rest of the
images are rendered in ink. Fanciful borders adorn each
section. -Marcia W. Posner, Holocaust Memorial and
Educational Center of Nassau County, Glen Cove, NY
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