When the chickens went on strike : A Rosh Hashanah tale / by Erica Silverman ; adapted from a story by Sholom Aleichem ; illustrations by Matthew Trueman.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:- 0525468625
- [Fic] 21
- PZ7.S58625 Ch 2003
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Children’s Holiday | Silverman, Erica | Jewish Holiday | Available | 33111004271769 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Children’s Holiday | Silverman, Erica | Jewish Holiday | Available | 33111004271702 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
One Rosh Hashanah, a boy overhears some chickens planning a strike. They are sick of being used for Kapores, the New Year custom in which people swing a live chicken over their heads, hoping to erase their bad deeds. When all of the chickens run away, the women try to coax them back with grain, the men try to get them back with force, and the rabbi tries to negotiate. Finally the boy pleads, "Without Kapores, I will never be able to make my papa proud." A chicken responds, "Boychick, for this you need a chicken?" This amusing and telling story about wise chickens and foolish villagers will be enjoyed by anyone who has ever wanted to be a better person. adapted by Erica Silverman from a tale by Sholom Aleichem illustrated by Matthew Trueman
A Jewish boy living in Russia learns a lesson from the village chickens at the time of Rosh ha-Shanah, the Jewish New Year.