Hanukkah: Eight Lights Around the World [Library Binding]

Susan Sussman (Author), Judith Friedman (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up

Eight short stories depict eight contemporary Jewish families in different countries celebrating the holiday.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-5 This collection of eight Hanuk kah stories, one for each day of the hol iday, is unique because each of the sto ries takes place in a different country. The settings are Israel, Mexico (where some Syrian Jews have emigrated), Ar gentina, the United States, France, In dia, Morocco, and the Soviet Union. The special customs and styles of Ha nukkah menorahs are woven into each tale. These stories show that the mean ing of the holiday is the same every where: a reminder that the freedom to worship as one chooses is a precious right that all people must keep alive. Shaded blue-and-white illustrations lead readers into each story, each of which is simply told and filled with fam ily warmth. Ruth Shire, Mount Ver non Pubic Library, N.Y.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Library Binding: 2 pages
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co (January 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807531456
• ISBN-13: 978-0807531457
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,685,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful & delightful book; well-written & reverent, November 17, 1999

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This review is from: Hanukkah: Eight Lights Around the World (Library Binding)

We rent this from the library every year and hope to find a copy of our own. The stories are short, well-written and easy to relate to despite the very different lives these children lead. Exposes kids to other cultures & traditions w/o the gratuitous politically-correct overtones and stereotypes that ruin so many holiday books.

Another great Hanukkah book for the 6-10 age group: The Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco. A warm story of neighborly concern that leads to deeper understanding & subtly highlights the common underlying theme of the 2 December holidays. Also not a 'formula' story.