Celebrate: A Book of Jewish Holidays (Reading Railroad) [Mass Market Paperback]

Judith Gross (Author), Bari Weissman (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Reading Railroad

From Hanukkah and Passover to the lesser-known Tu Bishvat, here is a warm andinformative overview of all the Jewish holidays with stories that explain whythey are celebrated and how customs evolved. Full color.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (August 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448443007
• ISBN-13: 978-0448443003
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 7.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > Children's Books > Holidays & Celebrations > Religious
  • #2 in Books > Children's Books > Holidays & Celebrations > Jewish
  • #2 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Holidays & Festivals > Religious

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for beginners, October 27, 2007

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This review is from: Celebrate: A Book of Jewish Holidays (Reading Railroad) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was a great introduction to Jewish holidays for my 3-year old. I have been introducing her to the basics of the major holidays as they come along over the past year, but the sweet, simple explanations and pictures in this book help her remember and begin to understand.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Intro to Jewish holidays, March 21, 2011

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This review is from: Celebrate: A Book of Jewish Holidays (Reading Railroad) (Mass Market Paperback)

I debated about whether buying this book was really necessary, as a Christian homeschooler, but for $3.99 you really can't go wrong.

We bought this little book for a unit on Jewish holidays but there are a million books out there on this subject. After going through whole stacks from the library, my little kids kept coming back to this one. The illustrations are really cute and friendly, especially for the kindergarten age. The stories are just long enough to hold their interest, and just easy enough for them to understand. My preschooler especially liked the Passover explanation with the little kids hunting for the afikomen.

The bible stories aren't the most elaborate, so it will help for your kids to have external resources for most of them. But the basics are covered and again, the length and ease of the book keeps the kids coming back to review. Considering how difficult Hebrew can be, and learning ten new holidays can be slightly intimidating, this is a great accomplishment.

All four of my kids mastered the basics after our unit, largely due to this book. There are many more elaborate books out there, and more beautiful ones, which are worth digging into, but this is functional and gets the job done.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Basic, September 12, 2009

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This review is from: Celebrate: A Book of Jewish Holidays (Reading Railroad) (Mass Market Paperback)

Little long--my 5 y.o. was losing interest. But a good basic book to have, espec as a resource book. Informative and well-done. I like that it follows the Jewish calendar too in terms of doing the holidays in order.