Raisel's Riddle

Name: Raisel's Riddle
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ISBN: 9780374461997

ISBN-10: 0374461996

ISBN-13: 9780374461997

Edition: N/A

Authors: Erica Silverman, Susan Gaber

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A Jewish Cinderella What's more precious than rubies, more lasting than gold? Raisel knows. She learned it from her grandfather, a poor scholar who taught her. When he dies, Raisel finds work in the home of a rabbi. His jealous cook makes Raisel toil from sunup to sundown. And as the Jewish holiday of Purim approaches, Raisel works even harder. The rabbi's son presides over the Purim dinner, and Raisel listens closely when he responds to riddles posed by his guests. Is it possible that this young man can answer Raisel's riddle? Erica Silverman's lively retelling of the Cinderella story features a heroine for whom knowledge is as essential to happiness as love. In striking paintings, Susan…

Book details

List price: $6.99
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 3/10/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 40
Size: 10.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

ERICA SILVERMAN has written many books for children, including Sholom's Treasure: How Sholom Aleichem Became a Writer, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein, and When the Chickens Went on Strike, illustrated by Matthew Trueman. She lives in Los Angeles, California.