When the Chickens Went on Strike (copy 2)

by Erica Silverman

Other authorsMatthew Trueman (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

jFIC SIL

Genres

Collections

Children's, Children's - Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur

Publication

Dutton Juvenile (2003), Edition: 1st, 32 pages

Description

A Jewish boy living in Russia learns a lesson from the village chickens at the time of Rosh ha-Shanah, the Jewish New Year.

User reviews

LibraryThing member STBA
A Jewish boy living in Russia learns a lesson from the village chickens at the time of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
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LibraryThing member matthewbloome
I liked this book for no other reason than the labor dispute being between the chickens and the people who swing chickens over the head as a way of cleansing their bad deeds. Way to enlighten us on the chicken's point of view in all this. A fun story for Rosh Hashanah.

Subjects

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Winner — 2003)
CCBC Choices (2004)
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2004)

Language

English

Original language

English

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