Here Come the Purim Players! [Hardcover]

Shoshana Mekibel (Illustrator) Barbara Cohen (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Renowned author Barbara Cohen tells the tale of Purim through the words of Reb Zalman and Reb Yisroel of Prague in this beautifully illustrated storybook.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3AThis delightful holiday offering, first published in 1984 (Lothrop) with pictures by Beverly Brodsky, retains the size and design of the earlier book and the text is identical. In the story, set in medieval Prague, the Jews in the ghetto crowd into the rabbi's house for the traditional Purim performance of the story of Esther. A young boy plays the part of Queen Esther, the Persian Jew who saved her people from death at the hands of King Ahasuerus's evil minister, Haman. The performance resembles a Globe Theater Shakespearean play complete with lively audience participation; the activities and comments of the locals provide humor and local color. While the watercolor artwork is not as delicate or as accomplished as Brodsky's watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations, it does provide an adequate accompaniment to this lively read-aloud choice.ASusan Pine, New York Public Library
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 36 pages
• Publisher: Urj Press (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807406457
• ISBN-13: 978-0807406458
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,432,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An appealing story for young Jewish readers., August 16, 2000

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This review is from: Here Come the Purim Players! (Hardcover)

Here Come the Purim Players! deserves ongoing mention as a fine Purim tale. Shoshana Mekibel illustrates this tale of two men and their fellow Jews in Prague who escaped description. An appealing story for young Jewish readers.