Big Quiet House: A Yiddish Folktale

by Heather Forest
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Big Quiet House: A Yiddis...
 
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Heather Forest
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published
December 2000 by Tandem Library

binding
School & Library Binding

isbn
0613707303   (isbn13: 9780613707305)






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Claudia
bookshelves: traditional-literature
Read in May, 2008
(CIP) Unable to stand his overcrowded and noisy home any longer, a man goes to the wise old woman who lives nearby for advice.

(Claudia) A Jewish man in a stetl community needs help: his house is so small, crowded, and noisy. But after taking a collection of farm animals into the house, then putting them all out again, he concludes he is actually living in a big, quiet house. The narrative interspersed with rhyming sections is enjoyable. However, compressing all the action into one nigh...more
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Adriana
bookshelves: children-s-books
Read in January, 2007
the name Giovanni gave to our new house. one of our favorite books. also beautiful artwork and a story with spiritual implications.
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Stacy
Stacy marked it as to-read (review of isbn 0874836042)
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