books by Nina Jaffe     books:       Wonder Woman: The Rain Forest (Festival Reader)1 review Nina Jaffe HarperFestival, 2004 Great Wonder Woman Tale Honestly? This is made for the kiddies, but it is far, far superior than anything DC has published since their godawful OYL began. This is Wonder Woman who is strong, confident, and true to her convictions. Best of all, there isn't a Nemesis in sight.             The Uninvited Guest and Other Jewish Holiday Tales1 review Nina Jaffe, Elivia Savadier Scholastic, 1995 Festive tales The seven stories in this Jewish holiday collection come from a variety of sources. These include the Yiddish writer Isaac Loeb Peretz, a Jewish folktale from Afghanistan, the folk legends of Chelm (that mythic town where all the people are fools), Moroccan Jewish folk legends and from the Rabbinic Misdrashim--the stories, parables and legends told to explain or elaborate on passages from the ...             The Mysterious Visitor: Stories of the Prophet Elijah1 review Nina Jaffe Scholastic Trade, 1997 Sydney Taylor Award Winner for Older Children The Mysterious Visitor is an entertaining anthology by the team that won the 1993 Sydney Taylor Award. Eight varied legends about the prophet Elijah brim with adventure, romance and humor. Lovely full page paintings enrich this universally appealing volume. For elementary school age children.             A Voice for the People: The Life and Work of Harold Courlander1 review Nina Jaffe Henry Holt & Company, 1997 Great Man of the people!! I haven't finished the book, but I knew him personally from a very young child through college age. A terrific man, a storyteller whom could keep you captivated for hours with the folklore of the Haitians or whatever he was speaking about. His trademark smoking pipe was all part of both his normal attire and his storybook telling attire. I enjoyed listening to many adventures of his over the ...             The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition7 reviews Nina Jaffe Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1998 Mazel Tov! THE WAY MEAT LOVES SALT is a story that tells a Jewish version of Cinderella. The Cinderella tale is found in some shape or form in every culture around the world, with each culture molding and shaping the story to fit their lifestyle. THE WAY MEAT LOVES SALT is also a story that includes the "love test" (how much do you love me) which is found in literature not only in the West but in other ...             The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico4 reviews Nina Jaffe, Holly Berry Moiles Prentice Hall & IBD, 1995 The Golden Flower I have read this story to second and third graders and the story keeps them entertained and interested. They have fun predicting what will happen next. The illustrations are true works of art. It can be used to introduce Puerto Rico and also to show that there were native people living in all areas of the "new world" before Europeans arrived. It can be a little tricky discussing a creation ...             Wonder Woman: I Am Wonder Woman1 review Nina Jaffe Topeka Bindery, 2004 Awesome introduction to Wonder Woman! This book is a perfect way to introduce young girls to Wonder Woman! Wonder Woman is a terrific role model (she doesn't look like a Barbie doll in this book) and my girls LOVE the story. It is simple and just the right speed for this reading level. The pictures are well done and engaging. We love reading this book and my girls ask for it every night! It's also great for beginning readers ...             Lion and Lamb (Bank Street Ready-T0-Read)1 review Nina Jaffe, William H. Hooks, ... Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1999 Friendship with Someone Different than You This book contains three short stories. Each story is fast-moving, exciting and holds a unique morale about friendship. The two Main Characters, a Lion and a Lamb, meet in the first story and become Friends, "Now and forever". This unlikely friendship leads to exciting adventures. Finally, the full-color illustrations are outstanding. This is definitely an excellent book to be enjoyed over ...             Older Brother, Younger Brother1 review Nina Jaffe Viking Juvenile, 1995 Generosity triumphs as meanness is punished An injured bird is nursed to health by a poor Korean farmer. When he recovers he rewards the generosity of the young man by giving him rich material rewards. The evil, rich, older brother goes out and injures a bird so that he can nurse it back to health and get a like reward. Instead he gets a just reward. A similar folk tales is the Grimm Brothers ­ The Turnip, available in an edition ...             Wonder Woman: The Journey Begins1 review Nina Jaffe Topeka Bindery, 2004 Wonder Woman for young readers This book is very cute. It is a light, easy-to-read story with a few B&W illustrations throughout. The story is fairly simple and has only a few words that may require explaining to little ones. There is no violence in the plot even though Wonder Woman carries a sword and shield. A must-have for Wonder Woman fans or anyone with hero-loving children!             Three Riddles1 review Nina Jaffe Listening Library, 1994 The swiftest thing in the wold A king asked his miller, hunter and gamekeeper to solve three riddles, promising whoever solved it a bag of gold. What is the swiftest thing in the world? What is the fattest thing in the world? What is the dearest thing in the world? The gamekeeper and hunter failed the test and were banished. The miller's daughter solved the riddles, and when he returned to the king with her answers, he was ...             Flor De Oro: Un Mito Taino De Puerto Rico Nina Jaffe Pinata Books, 2006 Nina Jaffe?s acclaimed retelling of an indigenous creation myth about the birth of Puerto Rico, The Golden Flower, is available for the first time in Spanish. Her account of the Taíno?s legend draws the reader to the island before the Spaniards arrived. The Taínos called their beloved island, Boriquén. This is their story of how Boriquén came to be. In the beginning, there is only a giant mountain above a dry plain without water or plants. ...             Wonder Woman: The Contest2 reviews Nina Jaffe Topeka Bindery, 2004 Great for young girls! This book was perfect for my young girls. Wonder Woman is a terrific role model (she doesn't look like a Barbie doll in this book) and my girls LOVE the story. It is simple and just the right speed for this reading level. The pictures are well done and engaging. We love reading this book and my girls ask for it every night!             The Cow of No Color: Riddle Stories and Justice Tales from Around the World3 reviews Nina Jaffe, Steve Zeitlin Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1998 THE COOLEST BOOK I have read this book more than I can count, and I learn from it every time. It really helps me with life's choices and how not everything is found in front of your face.             The Cow of No Color Nina/ Zeitlin, Steven J./ Sherman, Whitney (ILT) Jaffe Henry Holt & Co, 1998             Patakin: World Tales of Drums and Drummers1 review Nina Jaffe Henry Holth & Co (J), 1994 Not a good source I was dissapointed in this book. As a world music specialist and storyteller, I was expecting a more in depth and more user friendly resource. The stories were not well told and they seemed very dry. The music was of no help since nothing related to the story. In other words, while there was some discussion of the musical practices, nothing was written to use WITH the story. the ...             Debout sur un pied Nina Jaffe, Steve Zeitlin L'Ecole des loisirs, 1994             While standing on one foot: Puzzle stories and wisdom tales from the Jewish tradition3 reviews Nina Jaffe American Printing House for the Blind, 1966 Simply Divine This collection of 18 stories (in Hebrew Chai means both 18 and life) was masterfully collated by Judaic storyteller and Bank Street College professor Nina Jaffe and Steve Zeitlin, a Ph.D. in urban folklore at a New York cultural heritage foundation called City Lore. Each piece is accompanied by a brief introduction explaining the background for the story. Some tell where the story is from--the ...             Sing, Little Sack!1 review Nina Jaffe Bantam Books for Young Readers, 1993 This is NOT a folktale from Puerto Rico! At least not from the Puerto Rico I grew up in. I am always in the look out for stories that will allow my daughter to remain connected to the culture of my childhood. I was apalled when I read this book, in preparation to introducing it to my 3-year old's bedtime routine. The book preys on parents fears of "strange little man" abducting your daughter. In instills terror and helplessness as ...              search for books brother, cinderella, contest, courlander, debout, drummers, festival, flower, forest, golden, holiday, jewish, journey, justice, mysterious, patakin, prophet, puerto, reader, ready-t0-read, riddle, riddles, standing, stories, street, tradition, uninvited, visitor, wonder, younger books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Education for the People?: A History of HMI and Lifelong Education ... we recommend Great Wonder Woman Tale leave a comment home  impressum - about us