Jewish Festivals (Celebrate (Heinemann)) [Library Binding]

Angela Wood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1977 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Celebrate (Heinemann)

Introduces the different festivals celebrated in the Jewish faith.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 4-6--Buddhist Festivals are introduced and quotes from two children provide additional information. The writing style is very dry, though the authors attempt to make the book child-friendly by including stories from the Jataka Tales. So much material is included that the presentation is confusing, especially for readers with no background in this religion. In Jewish Festivals, a boy in Jerusalem and a girl in Chicago explain how their families honor the holidays. Celebrate: A Book of Jewish Holidays (Platt & Munk, 1992) by Judith Gross and Malka Drucker's The Family Treasury of Jewish Holidays (Little, Brown, 1994) cover similar material. Each book has a time line of the religion's important dates along with a secular calendar for comparison. Interspersed with the texts are full-color photographs and artwork, as well as poetry or prose sections printed over photos of a symbolic cloth--a technique that makes for difficult reading.

Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann Library (September 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 043106962X
• ISBN-13: 978-0431069623
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,756,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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