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matized the proverb that he who gives on Shabbat will receive in
return, (ages 3-7)
K
e r r
, J
u d i t h
.
A small person far away.
New York, Coward, 1979.
192 p.
Anna, the daughter of the assimilated German-Jewish family
in
When H i t le r sto le p in k rabb it
and
The o ther way round,
has
made a good adjustment and is happily married and liv ing in
London. Her mother’s attempted suicide brings her to confront
the past in Berlin. An unusually fine novel, (ages 14-18)
K
u s t a n o w i t z
, S
h u l a m i t
E. and
F
o o n t
, R
o n n i e
C .
A first Haggadah.
Illus. by
R .C .
Foont. New York, Bonim Books, 1979, 63 p.,
paper over boards
A large print, colorfully illustrated Haggadah; simplified for
children, but not simplistic, (ages 6-10)
L
is o w s k i
, G
a b r i e l
.
On the li t t le hearth.
Illus. by the author. New
York, Holt, 1978, unp.
A popular traditional Yiddish song (
O if’n Prip itch ik)
has been
given a beautiful format. Nostalgic scenes of shtetl life drawn in
fine pen and ink crosshatching embelish the verses; while the
music, together with both Yiddish and English words, appears
in the back of the book, (ages 2-120)
L
o r im e r
, L
a w r e n c e
T .
Noah ’s ark.
Illus. by Charles E. Martin. New
York, Random House, 1978, unp., paper and hard cover.
Haven’t you always wondered about the housekeeping ar
rangements aboard the ark and its construction? Th is
Noah ’s
ark
shows where the animals were stabled, how they were fed, etc.
T h e myriad of tiny details will fascinate young readers, (ages 3-8)
My l i t t le d ictionary. Hebrew-English dictionary.
Jerusalem, Roths
child Foundation. Distributed by Board of Jewish Education of
Greater New York, 1979, unp., paper covered boards.
A first Hebrew-English dictionary with a novel arrangement:
a category (work tools, writing instruments, holidays, etc.) to
a page. Each word is illustrated with a clearly drawn colored
example of the word, (ages 4-8)
M
u c h n ik
, M
ic h o e l
.
T uv ia ’s train that had no end.
Illus. by the
author. New York, Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, 1978, unp.
Orthodox children try to make their sick Rabbi well by per
forming additional mitzvot. T o speed his recovery, they make a
“mitzvah train” with one car per mitzvah—to spread the news far
and wide. Quaint, detailed mini-Muchnik illustrations soften the
hard sell. (K-3rd grade)