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The wooden sword a Jewish folktale from Afghanistan

Impressed by a poor Jewish shoemaker's belief that God will ensure everything turns out as it should, a shah in Kabul, Afghanistan, devises a series of hardships to test the man's faith.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stampler, Ann Redisch
Other Authors:	Liddiment, Carol (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : Albert Whitman & Co., 2012.
Subjects:	Folklore > Afghanistan > Juvenile nonfiction. Kings and rulers > Folklore > Juvenile nonfiction. Jews > Folklore > Juvenile nonfiction. Afghanistan > Kings and rulers > Folklore > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Impressed by a poor Jewish shoemaker's belief that God will ensure everything turns out as it should, a shah in Kabul, Afghanistan, devises a series of hardships to test the man's faith.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:	9780807592014 (hbk.) 0807592013 (hbk.)
Author Notes:	Ann Redisch Stampler has written several picture books based on Jewish folklore. She loves children's literature, particularly folktales and humor. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and children. http://www.annredischstampler.com/Carol Liddiment lives in England, in the Suffolk countryside with her two sons. As a child she spent much of her time riding horses and adopting wild animals! Now she spends her time illustrating books for children.