The Mitzvah Girl [Hardcover]

Beverly Mach Geller (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

THE MITZVAH GIRL captures the excitement of Purim day as we share in the Megilla reading, preparation of shalach manot, and Shira's love for her special Queen Esther costume and gold crown.

THE MITZVAH GIRL is more than a Purim holiday story, it also reinforces the value of charity and kindness - making it appropriate reading for any time of the year.

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About the Author

Beverly Mach Geller is a graduate of Syracuse University School of Nursing. After careers in nursing and interior decorating, she earned a BA in English from Rutgers University and an MA from the College of New Jersey.

Beverly is a published children's poet. Her other picture books include THE UPHERIN: EPHRAIM'S FIRST HAIRCUT, THE SHALOM ZACHAR AT NACHUM'S HOUSE, and THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING PITOM (Gefen Publishing). Ms. Geller has three children, eight grandchildren, and resides in Highstown, NJ with her husband, Sam.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 20 pages
• Publisher: Gefen Books (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9652292036
• ISBN-13: 978-9652292032
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,045,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very sweet - lots of messages at once, February 23, 2009

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This review is from: The Mitzvah Girl (Hardcover)

I started crying reading this in the bookstore, but that's just me. :) It's a nice Purim story about Shira, who has made her own costume and made a special shaloch manos (Purim basket) for her best friend, but ends up sharing away parts of both to her sad little brother and more impactfully, to a poor girl she meets along the way. It's as sugar sweet as Purim candy, but pleasant nonetheless. I got this for my precocious three year old, and she certainly enjoyed it - older kids will get more out of it.