Reasonably good telling of the old folk tale about priorities and values. ( )

Hmm. I have mixed feelings. If the message is in the moral, as stated, Sometimes one must travel fa to discover what is near," I think it would have been more effective to tell us a story of a greedy man who travels to find material wealth and comes home to find love and contentment. The emphasis on material treasure puts me off. But then again, maybe I'm missing something. The Jewish lesson plans I found online imply that the treasure is not material (even though Isaac subsequently built a house of prayer and sent a ruby to the Captain). Looking further, I see texts that use a simplified version of this story to metaphorically illustrate the proverb. The implication is that we're supposed to totally ignore the literal interpretation. Well, that seems a lot to expect from the target audience, to me. What do you think? I wish I could remember better the other version I read of this: I recall feeling less negative about it. I do like the illustrations, a lot. And I've liked several other books by Uri Shulevitz too." ( )

The man in this story goes on an adventure looking for a treasure and runs into problems. This is a well illistrated book that teaches children that traveling a distance to discover what is near. ( )

46 months - An enjoyable folktale. ( )

Good start book for early readers. Illustrations are very well done. Story of a man in search of a treasure from a dream he has and his journey takes across countryside. There is moral to story and requires some dialogue but definitely provides opportunities for discussion in class setting. Predictions, foreshadowing......what could be the treasure? Do we all have one? Do you we have to look for it. are some great questions to bring up. ( )