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Title In the land of happy tears : Yiddish tales for modern times / collected and edited by David Stromberg.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : Delacorte Press, [2018]
Location Call No. Status
 Nichols Juvenile Fiction  J IN    AVAILABLE
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Description xx, 168 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Bravery. In the land of happy tears -- An autumn tale -- Broken in -- The moon and the little boy -- Rebellion. The little boy with the samovar -- The king who licked honey -- The kingdom of ants and mushrooms -- The wise hat -- The diamond prince -- Justice. The bird catcher -- The paper kite -- Two sisters -- A fight -- The broken mirror -- Wonder. A squirrel's diary -- Gur Aryeh -- A treasure in the snow -- The enchanted castle.
Summary A collection of stories from the early- and mid-20th century Yiddish literary tradition, in a variety of genres, by Eastern European writers such as Moyshe Nadir, Jacob Reisfeder, and Sonya Kantor.
Audience 820L Lexile
Note 820L Lexile
Subject Jews -- Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories, Yiddish -- Translations into English -- Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
Short stories -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre Short stories.
Added Author Stromberg, David, 1980- editor.
Bassein, Leon, 1879-1928. Autumn tale.
Ḳrepliyaḳ, Y. (Yaʻaḳov), 1885-1945. Broken in.
Bassein, Leon, 1879-1928. Moon and the little boy.
Reisfeder, Jacob, 1890- Little boy with the samovar.
Nadir, Moishe, 1885-1943. King who licked honey.
Kantor, Sonya. Kingdom of ants and mushrooms.
Nadir, Moishe, 1885-1943. Wise hat.
Reisfeder, Jacob, 1890- Diamond prince.
Ḳrepliyaḳ, Y. (Yaʻaḳov), 1885-1945. Bird catcher.
Bassein, Leon, 1879-1928. Paper kite.
ISBN 9781524720346 (library binding)
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