Tell Me a Mitzvah: Little and Big Ways to Repair the World [Paperback]

Danny Siegel (Author), Judith Friedman (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1993 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up

Stories of people helping to repair the world...from collecting pennies to rescuing birds. Each story concludes with ways all of us can do mitzvahs. A perfect Hanukkah gift!

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From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6-Literally meaning "commandment," a mitzvah also means a good deed or act of kindness. Siegel presents profiles of 12 people who have contributed to making the world a better place. One woman collects and distributes thousands of shoes; one man gathers pennies for the homeless; some farmers donate part of their potato harvest to feed the hungry. Each story is followed by a brief page entitled "What can I do?," with specific suggestions as to how young people can start helping towards "Tikkun Olam," or repairing the world. Siegel's prose is often lyrical. He is clearly singing the praises of unassuming, ordinary heroes in the hope that others will follow in their footsteps. While the deeds themselves are not limited to Jewish philanthropies, his liberal use of Yiddish and Hebrew terms without benefit of a glossary make this book most useful to Jewish children.
Micki S. Nevett, Westmere Elementary School, Albany,
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (August 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 092937178X
• ISBN-13: 978-0929371788
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,568,291 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars my kids love it!, March 26, 2001

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arnold draiman (Jerusalem, Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tell Me a Mitzvah: Little and Big Ways to Repair the World (Paperback)

"Mitzva" is Hebrew and Yiddish slang for "Good Deed", and this book gives lots of ways that you can learn about and do Good Deeds.

Don't be put off by the name (if you don't understand it) - but it is most descriptive. And like all of Danny Siegel's books, this one is great reading.