Celebrate Hanukkah

by Deborah Heiligman

Paper Book, 2006

Call number

J 247 Heiligman

Tags

child, chanukah

Subjects

Hanukkah Juvenile literature

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2006.

Description

This offering from the Holidays around the World series introduces children to the Jewish Festival of Lights. Heiligman recounts the holiday's history and origins and describes how it is celebrated today--with candles, special foods such as potato latkes, and games such as dreidel. The main text is succinct and appropriate for reading aloud.

User reviews

LibraryThing member STBA
Full-color photographs from Israel, India, Peru, Uganda, Poland, Los Angeles, Ghana, and Rome combine with an
interesting, informative text to create a stunning introduction to Hanukkah focusing on light, Jewish identity, freedom,
and the celebration of miracles.

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2007)

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Series

Holidays Around the World

Status

Available

Call number

J 247 Heiligman

ISBN

0792259254 / 9780792259251

Barcode

30402098590955

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