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The Adventures of Hershel of Ostropol
By Kimmel, Eric A. & Hyman, Trina Schart
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-82341-210-5
- Publisher
- New York : Holiday House, c1995.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1995
Gr 5-9 Ten superbly retold Hershel of Ostropol tales, many of which are unavailable in popular collections. In "What Hershel's Father Did," Kimmel resurrects Hershel's reputation from that presented in Jacqueline D. Greene's What His Father Did (Houghton, 1992). "Money from a Table" and "The Candlesticks" are variations on a similar scheme: taking advantage of a miser's greed. "Potatoes!"...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
