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Celebrating Hanukkah (Paperback)

~ (Author), Lawrence Migdale (Photographer)
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Gr. 3^-6. Hoyt-Goldsmith and photographer Migdale continue their multicultural holiday series with this well-thought-out photo-essay about Hanukkah as it is celebrated in America. The photographs of 11-year-old Leora and her family are warm and inviting, with Migdale catching celebrations at home, at school, and in the synagogue. Even his obviously staged pictures (Leora's brother leaning over a huge pile of jelly doughnuts) are beautifully handled. The text is equally fine, well organized and rich in detail but also friendly. The basic history is here, as are instructions for playing the traditional game of dreidel and making potato pancakes, information available in most books about Hanukkah. But Hoyt-Goldsmith also includes lots of extras--for example, a chapter explaining what happens when Hanukkah falls on the weekly celebration of Shabbat. The narration is the book's one problem: Leora is set up as spokesperson, but it's Hoyt-Goldsmith's voice that readers often hear. That's a small concern, however, in an otherwise exceptionally good book that is equal parts spirit and substance. Stephanie Zvirin --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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A Jewish family celebrates this holiday.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 4-8
  • Paperback: 31 pages
  • Publisher: Holiday House (September 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0823414116
  • ISBN-13: 978-0823414116
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 8.7 x 0.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,555,604 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A notch above most intro to holiday books, May 3, 2000
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This review is from: Celebrating Hanukkah (Hardcover)
This colorful photo-essay tells the story of Hanukkah as seen through the eyes of eleven-year-old Leora and her family. A detailed history of the holiday is given--how more than 2,000 years ago, the Maccabees reclaimed the Temple of Jerusalem; and how the miracle of the light occurred when two-days' worth of oil continued to burn throughout the eight-day stay in the Temple.

Then Leora describes how her family prepares for and celebrates Hanukkah in their home, school and at the Synagogue. She tells how to light the hanukkiah menorah, or holiday candelabra, how to play the dreidel game, and how to make potato latkes.

The personalized account of how one family celebrates this religious festival, coupled with lots of bright, interesting photographs, makes this book come out a notch above most "introduction to holiday" books.

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This book is included on the "Great Hanukkah Books for Kids" recommended reading-and-shopping list, created by the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee of the Association of Jewish Libraries!

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