01678cam a2200349 4500 1022427379 TxAuBib 20120322120000.0 070123s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007-001886 9780827608443 0827608446 (OCoLC)80180287 DLC DLC DLC ICrlF TxAuBib Roth, Rita. The power of song : and other Sephardic tales / Rita Roth ; designed and illustrated by Alexa Ginsburg. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa. : Jewish Publication Society, 2007. 120 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Donated by The Tocker Foundation, 2011. Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-119). The enduring power of folktales -- The tales: The power of song -- What Djoha needed -- Tzohar -- Blancaniña -- A friend for a king -- Zipporah and the seven walnuts -- The contrarian -- The color red -- The grateful dead -- The vengeful queen -- Nahum Bibas -- The body parts -- The ivory flute. A collection of thirteen Sephardic folktales, including the title work in which a young prince learns to read the Torah through song. Each selection includes notes on its origin and meaning. 3-6. 20111019. Jewish Book Council National Jewish Book Awards winner. Sephardim Folklore. Jews Folklore. Folklore. Ginsburg, Alexa, ill. TXNES