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The generous fish / written by Jacqueline Jules ; illustrated by Frances Tyrrell

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Bloomington, Indiana : Wisdom Tales, [2020]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781937786793
  • 193778679X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: When the villagers realize the fish's scales are real gold, each has a good reason to ask for one. Devorah needs clothes for her children. Old Joseph needs money for a cane. The fish has plenty to share, but he grows weak from giving away too much, too fast. Can Reuven stand up to the village and save his friend?Summary: Young Reuven becomes friends with a fish which gladly shares his golden scales with the needy people of Reuven's village, although each lost scale puts his own health at risk. Includes author's note about the origin of the story in two Jewish tales, and the guidance found in every religion, and in economics, for protecting our environment and using resources wisely.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Folk Tales & Fairy Tales JULES JACQUELI Available 33111010427652
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Inspired by Jewish folklore, The Generous Fish is the story of a young boy named Reuven who takes a verse from scripture to "cast your bread upon the waters" (Ecclesiastes 11:1) quite literally. The result of his daily act is a giant talking fish with golden scales Boy and fish spend idyllic days together until the villagers realize those scales are real gold. Every villager has good reason to ask for one. Devorah needs clothes for her children. Old Joseph needs money for a cane. The fish says he has plenty to share. But he grows weak from giving away too much, too fast. Can Reuven stand up to the village and save his friend? Through a unique friendship between a boy and a magic fish, award-winning author Jacqueline Jules has created an environmental fable sure to generate discussion in the classroom and at home. What happens when we want something that depletes another's resources? Frances Tyrrell's finely detailed illustrations delightfully capture a child's innocent love for the natural world. An author's note provides biblical sources on human interaction with the environment.

Ages 4-8

Grades 2-3

When the villagers realize the fish's scales are real gold, each has a good reason to ask for one. Devorah needs clothes for her children. Old Joseph needs money for a cane. The fish has plenty to share, but he grows weak from giving away too much, too fast. Can Reuven stand up to the village and save his friend?

Young Reuven becomes friends with a fish which gladly shares his golden scales with the needy people of Reuven's village, although each lost scale puts his own health at risk. Includes author's note about the origin of the story in two Jewish tales, and the guidance found in every religion, and in economics, for protecting our environment and using resources wisely.

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