Feathers: A Jewish Tale from Eastern Europe by Heather Forest (Retold by); Marcia Cutchin (Illustrator)
	List Price:   $16.95 Unit Price:   $13.56 You Save:   $3.39 (20%) ISBN-10:   0874837553 ISBN-13:   9780874837551 Publisher:   NBN; August House Publishers Category:   Folklore/Fairy Tales Pub. Date:   January 2005 Pages:   32 Format:   Trade Cloth Ages:   5 to 8 Grades:   2 to 5
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
Heather Forest's roots go deep in Eastern Europe. 'This Jewish tale,' she says, 'attributed to Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev, an 18th Century Eastern European Hasidic rabbi, has traveled far. It has been retold again and again by teachers and storytellers over the centuries to illustrate the power of the spoken word. Words can teach, heal, and inspire. When misused, careless words can be a cruel weapon, as anyone who has ever been a victim of a rumor knows.' In this story, a woman learns that hurtful words-like the feathers blown from a burst pillow-are impossible to retrieve. Cutchin's dynamic illustrations complement the text with vivid colors and lifelike characters. A wise rabbi uses a pillow full of feathers to teach a gossipy villager a lesson. Words, like feathers fly