Publisher: HarperCollins

Copyright Date: 1966

Edition Date: 1984 Release Date: 10/10/84

Pages: 90 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 0-06-440147-2 Perma-Bound: 0-8479-9999-8

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-06-440147-0 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8479-9999-6

Dewey: 398.2

Dimensions: 23 cm.

Subject Heading:
Folklore, Jewish.

Language: English

Reviews:

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Word Count: 9,880

Reading Level: 5.2

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.2 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 20312 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:4.6 / points:5.0 / quiz:Q12984

Lexile: 850L

Guided Reading Level: V

Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to the village of Chelm in this Newbery Honor Book. Chelm is a village of fools. The most famous fools—the oldest and the greatest—are the seven Elders. But there are lesser fools too: a silly irresponsible bridegroom; four sisters who mix up their feed in bed one night; a young man who imagines himself dead. Here are seven magical folktales spun by a master storyteller, that speak of fools, devils, schlemiels, and even heroes—like Zlateh the goat.

The New York Times called Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories, "beautiful stories for children, written by a master." The New York Book Review said, "This book is a triumph. If you have no older children on your list, buy it for yourself." Singer's extraordinary book of folklore is illustrated by Maurice Sendak, who won a Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are.

Supports the Common Core State Standards

Fool's paradise
Grandmother's tale
The snow in Chelm
The mixed-up feet and the silly bridegroom
The first shlemiel
The devil's trick
Zlateh the goat.