Bibliograph

The cow of no color, riddle stories and justice tales from around the world, Nina Jaffe and Steve Zeitlin ; pictures by Whitney Sherman

Type

Label

The cow of no color, riddle stories and justice tales from around the world, Nina Jaffe and Steve Zeitlin ; pictures by Whitney Sherman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-159)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The cow of no color

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Nina Jaffe and Steve Zeitlin ; pictures by Whitney Sherman

Sub title

riddle stories and justice tales from around the world

Summary

In each of these stories, collected from around the world, a character faces a problem situation which requires that he make a decision about what is fair or just

Table Of Contents

Poetic justice: a taste of their own medicine, Cow of no color/Ghana, Sound of work/The Balkans, Ximen Bao and the river spirit/China, Cloak/Ireland, Matters of guilt and innocence, Thief and the pig/China, Testimony of the fly/Vietnam, Susannah and the elders/Ancient Israel, Jury/United States, Forgiveness and mercy: Throwing the first stone, Magic seed/The Middle East, Bird lovers/Laos, Ounce of mud/Eastern Europe, Settling dispute: between a rock and a hard place, Dance of Elegba/Nigeria, Cuba, Three wives of Nenpetro/Central Africa, Flask/Ancient Israel, Eastern Europe, Deciding ownership: who owns the sky?, Kim son dal and the water-carriers/Korea, Land/Ancient Israel, Eastern Europe, Cosmic justice: The big questions, Sharing the soup/Mexico, Higher truth/Syria, Walnut and the pumpkin/India, You're it: the playground and beyond, Wise king/United States, Josephus in the cave/Ancient Israel, Water pot and the necklace/Nigeria, Test/United States

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification