AWARDS, HONORS:įirst place award, Academy of American Poets, 1969 poetry fellow, St. Louis, MO, from instructor to professor of English, 1970. Louis, MO, instructor in English, 1969-70 University of Missouri, St. E-mail- CAREER:įorest Park Community College, St. Office-Department of English, University of Missouri-St. Louis, MO son of Nathan (a dealer in jewelry and antiques) and Bluma Schwartz married Tsila Khanem (a calligrapher and illustrator), Jchildren: Shira, Nati, Miriam.

'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Born April 21, 1945, in St. Susan Giffard, Englewood Public Library, NJĬopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. An excellent collection for reading aloud or alone, with selections that are not readily available in other sources. Storytellers of varying degrees of experience and ability will find this a particularly valuable resource. Ten tales are accompanied by Shulevitz's bright, dramatic watercolor paintings. The generous amount of white space makes the book accessible to younger readers. In all, the language is simple and vivid, and the narrative moves along at a good pace.

A particularly moving tale tells of how a little bird persuades King Solomon of the cruelty and stupidity of building a palace of birds' beaks. Other stories show similarities to those from other traditions. The story of Og, the giant who takes refuge on the ark during the great flood, illustrates the value of cooperation and repaying kindness while demonstrating the rewards of honesty. Young Chusham, for example, is loved in spite of his foolishness. This is often a benevolent universe where gentle justice reigns. In this collection of 15 stories, Elijah and King Solomon rub shoulders with witches, goblins, and the fools of the town of Chelm. Grade 3-5- Drawing together the threads of Jewish folk literature from places as distant as Yemen and Eastern Europe, Morocco and Germany, and ranging over 15 centuries, Schwartz and Rush weave a rich tapestry that shows the diversity of Jewish culture.

The Diamond Tree by Howard Schwartz