When a storm grounds their plane, Sara and her dad celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with a Yupik Eskimo family. By the light of an oil lamp, they share stories, eat fried bread, and witness the colorful glow of the Northern Lights...a Hanukkah celebration after all. Warm, wonderful watercolors illuminate this eloquent story.
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A Yupik Eskimo village is the unlikely but memorable setting for this contemporary Hanukkah tale. Sara is accompanying her father, a traveling doctor who makes his rounds by plane, when bad weather prevents them from returning home in time to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. Instead, while Dad visits the clinic, Sara holes up with a Yupik woman and her English-speaking granddaughter, where they while away the storm by making shadow figures and telling stories-including the story of Hanukkah. An improvised menorah, the smell of assaliaq (fried bread) and the "quivering bands of color" of the Northern Lights are among the well-chosen details that give this book its certain glow. Ages 5-9.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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My favorite Hanukkah book,
By "marblefarm" (Center Ossipee, NH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Northern Lights: A Hanukkah Story (Paperback)
I am a teacher in an elementary school, and this is by far the most beautiful book I've found about Hanukkah. A snow storm prevents a pilot and his daughter from getting home for Hanukkah on a cold Alaskan night. The young girl tells the story of Hanukkah to an inuit woman and her daughter. They light an old oil lamp, and observe the northern lights together. It is a most beautiful and meaningful cultural exchange. The wonderful, realistic and colorful illustrations also add immensely to the beauty of the book.
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Northern Lights: A Hanukkah Story,
This review is from: Northern Lights: A Hanukkah Story (Paperback)
This book is excellent. When a little girl can't be home for Hanukkah, she shares the story and traditions with her new friends. This book not only offers a bit of Hanukkah, but some Eskimo culture as well. The pictures are beautiful and captivating. Children will love it.
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