It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Caldecott Honor Book) - Paperback

It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Caldecott Honor Book) - Paperback

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It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Caldecott Honor Book) - Paperback
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It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Caldecott Honor Book) - Paperback

It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Caldecott Honor Book) - Paperback

$9.99
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by Margot Zemach (Author), Margot Zemach (Illustrator)

Margot Zemach's It Could Always Be Worse is a 1977 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year, an Outstanding Book of the Year, and a 1978 Caldecott Honor Book.

Once upon a time a poor unfortunate man lived with his mother, his wife, and his six children in a one-room hut.

Because they were so crowded, the children often fought and the man and his wife argued. When the poor man was unable to stand it any longer, he ran to the Rabbi for help.

As he follows the Rabbi's unlikely advice, the poor man's life goes from bad to worse, with increasingly uproarious results. In his little hut, silly calamity follows foolish catastrophe, all memorably depicted in full-color illustrations that are both funnier and lovelier than any this distinguished artist has done in the past.

Author Biography

Margot Zemach (1931-89) was born in Los Angeles, California. She began illustrating stories by her husband, Harve, in 1959, and their subsequent collaborations led to many enduring children's books, including The Judge: An Untrue Tale, a Caldecott Honor Book; A Penny a Look, an ALA Notable Book; and Duffy and the Devil, recipient of the Caldecott Medal.

Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.1 x 9.06 x 10 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 01, 1990
Award: Caldecott Medal (1978)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: It Could Always Be Worse
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5

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