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The Rabbi and the Twenty-Nine Witches
Once a month, when the moon is full,
twenty-nine of the meanest, scariest,
ugliest, wickedest witches that ever
lived come out of their cave to terrify
the villagers . . . until one day the wise
rabbi invents a plan to rid his village
of those wicked witches forever.
The rabbi's clever plan works
with hilarious results
Hardcover, 0 pages
Published
August 20th 2009
by Marshall Cavendish Children
(first published 1976)
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There was a small villige bothered by a family of 29 witches. These withces would only come out during a gull moon so no one in the villige ever saw a full moon. Finally one night the Rabbi took care of the witches and they were gone forever, and all the people loved the full moon.
For a book that was mad such long ago the illustrations are not to bad. They did a good job knowing pictures help the rader. Almost every picture fills the pages and go of the page. They made sure to u...more
For a book that was mad such long ago the illustrations are not to bad. They did a good job knowing pictures help the rader. Almost every picture fills the pages and go of the page. They made sure to u...more
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The book had very good text and morals. The art was understandable but I thought illustrator could have done a better job with the details of the witches. They did not look as unfriendly as the texts stated. This is also one of those books you pick up but put right back because of the cover. It was really dull and old. After opening the book though it began to get more interesting. Even though this is an older book it can still be read by children today and they can relate. The author gave a br...more
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Folklore Lovers / Anyone Looking for Good Talmudic Stories for Children
Originally published in 1976, and just reprinted by Marshall Cavendish this year, Marilyn Hirsh's The Rabbi and the Twenty-Nine Witches is taken from the Talmud, and concerns an ordinary village beset by extraordinary witches. Driven indoors every full moon by "twenty-nine of the meanest, scariest, ugliest, wickedest witches that ever were, the villagers turn to their rabbi, who comes up with a very clever way of ridding the town of these pests...
An engaging story, paired with H...more
An engaging story, paired with H...more
this was a childhood favorite of mine and i still reference "dancing between the raindrops." when i made that reference today to a friend, all i could remember was that it was from some old children's book that i'd read, so i had to google it to remember what the context was exactly. fun blast from the past.
The pictures are nothing to speak of but I love this story. One of my favorite lines about the witches: "They pulled the tails of their cats and bit each other out of sheer nastiness."
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This is a childhood favorite of mine. I still think about dancing between the raindrops.
One of my favorite books from childhood...and now I can share it with William. Very magical!
Hear comments about The Rabbi and the 29 Witches from editor Margery Cuyler and from a librarian and students who picked this title for their own in-house book award! Listen to The Book of Life podcast's October 2007 episode at www.bookoflifepodcast.com!
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