

Some four hundred years ago, according to legend, Rabbi Loew shaped a giant man of clay--a golem--and brought him to life. The golems job was to defend the Jews of Prague from their persecutors, and he performed it almost too well. Wisniewskis Caldecott Honor-winning book is now in paperback. Full color.
DsMaddy
Nov 25, 2012
This picture book is somewhat unusual. The text is very dark. This book is geared more towards a history lesson and I don't really think is age appropriate. This would be better for older kids, but older kids are not going to want to read a picture book. The vocabulary level is also very high for a young reader. This book is geared more towards the Jewish religion, so would be ok to teach if the lesson is religions around the world. It depicts the Jewish religion well. This book does have a really well written story line, which I feel is difficult to find in books classified as "picture books." I do not think I would use this to teach a lesson in school, I feel that this just depends on the students in the class.