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JEWISH BOOK ANNUAL
with photographs. (Jewish Biography Series). New York: Dutton/
Lodestar, 1988. 139 p. (10-14)
This complex educator and humanitarian was a courageous fa
natic who spent his life loving and caring for Jewish orphans, but
no one understood his refusal to have them moved to safety. In
stead, he accompanied them to the gas chambers. A fine biogra
phy, introduced by Katherine Paterson. A list o f Korczak’s titles
in English appended.
B
r o w n s t o n e
, D
a v i d
M.
The Jewish American heritage.
Illus., maps, pho-
togs., reprods., bibliog., index. (Ethnic Heritage o f America Series)
New York: Facts on File, 1988. 134 p. (11-14)
A sweeping overview o f Jewish immigration to America, the lives
o f Jewish-Americans, and their major contributions. Useful for
student research, but lacks the style o f Milton Meltzer’s
Remember
the days
which has been republished in an expanded and revised
pictorial format as
The Jews in America: a picture album
(Jewish Pub
lication Society, 1985).
B
u r s t e i n
, C
h a y a
M.
A kid’s catalog o f Israel.
Illus. Phila.: Jewish Pub
lication Society, 1988. 279 p. (8-12)
With the same enthusiasm found in her popular
Jewish Kids Cat
alog,
Burstein’s lively conversational style and engaging pencil
sketches energetically lead the reader through Israel’s history, ge
ography, and culture. Included are jokes, proverbs, vignettes o f
Israeli youngsters, all kinds o f information, crafts, holidays, songs,
folktales, bibliographies and a mini-encyclopedia. A treasure trove.
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The mystery of the coins.
Illus. by the author. New York:
UAHC Press, 1988. 150 p. paper (8-12)
Two children, Jamie and Sarah, and their grandmother discover
a dead man’s trunk full o f coins dating back through 3,400 years
o f Jewish history. The clues to solving the mystery are unfolded
through historical stories.
C
h a i k i n
, M
ir i a m
.
Friends forever.
Illus. by Richard Egielski. New York:
Harper & Row, 1988. 115 p. (8-12)
As news o f German victories and Nazi atrocities against Jews
are broadcast, Molly has her own problems: should she take a
chance o f failing math or cheat; will or won’t she make the Rapid
Advance; will Eli ever become her first boyfriend? In her last year
o f elementary school, Molly, her family and friends are vividly
portrayed.
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Feathers in the wind.
Illus. by Denise Saldutti. New York:
Harper, 1989, 64 p. (8-10)
Writing a composition about the dangers o f speaking with an
evil tongue doesn’t keep Yossi from revealing his arch-enemy
Avraham Lev’s secret, that he still wets his bed. How to right the