On Purim

by Cathy Goldberg Fishman

Paper Book, 2000

Call number

J 249 Fishman

Tags

child, purim

Subjects

Esther (Biblical figure) Fiction
Purim

Publication

Atheneum, 2000.

Description

Uses the story of a family's preparations for the Jewish holiday of Purim to explain the traditions connected with this celebration.

User reviews

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One of the best books on holidays created by Fishman and Hall, this combines evocative illustrations with a narrative that is sensitive to the paradoxes of a holiday in which God's name in never mentioned.

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)

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Status

Available

Call number

J 249 Fishman

ISBN

0689823924 / 9780689823923

Barcode

30402092889387

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