My First Hebrew Word Book [Library Binding]

Pepi Marzel (Author)

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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2–Students and teachers of conversational Hebrew, as well as families interested in introducing the language, will appreciate this picture dictionary. Basic Hebrew words for parts of the body, members of the family, clothing, the house, school, playground, city, grocery store, bedtime, bath time, a birthday party, the zoo, the seasons, numbers, and colors are included. All are written in block letters with English transliteration and translation. Each spread includes a large, detailed illustration with the individual items clearly identified along the bottom. The color cartoon art is cheerful and contemporary. At the back of the book, a word list is organized alphabetically in English and includes the Hebrew words and corresponding page numbers. All in all, this is a wonderful resource. It's more sophisticated than Schlomo Peterseil's Fun with My First Words (Pitspopany, 2001), more child-friendly than Howard I. Bogot's My First 100 Hebrew Words (URJ Press, 1993), and less intimidating than Heather Amery's The First 1000 Words in Hebrew (Usborne, 1985).–Rachel Kamin, Temple Israel Libraries & Media Center, West Bloomfield, MI
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"...lively, engaging and completely in tune with both the interest and the developmental stages of young children." -- Ottawa Jewish Bulletin

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (August 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580131263
• ISBN-13: 978-1580131261
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 10 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #33 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Hebrew > Instruction

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty nice, April 24, 2011

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Will Riddle "and Jaime Riddle" (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My First Hebrew Word Book (Library Binding)

I'm a homeschooler and we were studying ancient Israel recently. I bought this book so my early elementary kids could learn something about Hebrew. I really liked the book, but I am only giving it four stars because there is no page with the alphabet on it! I thought the word lists included were great for beginners, and WONDERFUL how it includes the phonetic pronunciation in English along side the English and Hebrew spellings. But no alphabet page? It would have been perfect if only it had!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great first dictionary, February 22, 2008

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Bonnielu "Bonnielu" (Western, Maryland) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: My First Hebrew Word Book (Library Binding)

Very good dictionary to learn Hebrew words for everyday activities. Great pictures, well illustrated! Just a nice book to have in our library to help our grandchildren learn Hebrew!