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Available
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Publication
Kids Can Press (1996), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages
Description
On a dark winter's night, a ragged beggar dreams of a warm hearth and a delicious meal --- and sets out to find just that. In this retelling of the classic folk tale ?Stone Soup,? a stranger teaches the poor villagers what can be accomplished with a few buttons and a little cooperation.
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LibraryThing member mcivalleri
This book provides a lesson, within a story. The lesson is that by sharing, everyone gains. That's a good lesson to learn. The picturtes have a mysterious look to them, which adds to the flavour of the book. Also, the book references several things that are associated with the Jewish people. So
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specific students will enjoy seeing that aspect in a story they read. Show Less
LibraryThing member JocelynNixon
A little beggar arrives in a poor village and with his magic bone buttons brings the town to witness the making of Bone Button Borscht.
This is a beautifully done picture book. The pictures, though simple, tell just as much of the story as the text and they are brilliant; all done in watercolour
This is a beautifully done picture book. The pictures, though simple, tell just as much of the story as the text and they are brilliant; all done in watercolour
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there is so much brightness and life in the character's faces, even the little cat that randomly shows up. It's a story of sharing and the connections between people done in a funny and interesting way. Show Less
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
IBBY Honour Book (Illustration — 1998)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1995
Physical description
32 p.; 10.13 inches
ISBN
1550743260 / 9781550743265