Rachel Captures the Moon

by Samuel Tenenbaum, Samuel Tennenbaum, Richard Ungar

Book Overview

The stories of the fabled village of Chelm and its inhabitants are favorites in Jewish folklore. Newcomer Richard Ungar captures the joyous spirit of these folktales in his words and pictures. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088776505X
• ISBN13: 9780887765056
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Rachel Captures the Moon

I brought this book for my granddaughter (3 years old). She enjoyed the story and had many questions. She particularly liked the illustrations (which are also done by Mr. Ungar)and liked looking for Rachel in each picture. The story is adapted from a Jewish fable and takes place in the town of Chelm. The people in the town are much enamoured of the moon and each artisan and trademan tries to find a way to coax the moon out of the sky (a musician will play beautiful music, a baker will make wonderful bread, etc.) but it is clever little Rachel who finally finds a way to capture the beauty of the moon.My granddaughter thoroughly enjoyed the story and now asks me to read it to her on a regular basis. I look forward to Mr. Ungar's next book.