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The Parakeet Named Dreidel: A Picture Book
Contributor(s): Singer, Isaac Bashevis (Author), Berkson, Suzanne Raphael (Illustrator)

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 ISBN: 0374300941     ISBN-13: 9780374300944
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
OUR PRICE: $15.29  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2015
* Out of Print *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Hanukkah
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Birds
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2015002960
Age Level: 5-8
Grade Level: Kindergarten-3
Lexile Measure: 900 AD (Adult Directed Text)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.3" W x 8.3" L (0.80 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Awards: Sydney Taylor Book Award, Notable, Younger Readers, 2016
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2015
Publishers Weekly 09/14/2015
School Library Journal 10/01/2015 pg. 69
Booklist 10/15/2015 pg. 49
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2015 pg. 60
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 177379
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
When young David and Mama and Papa are celebrating Hanukkah one frosty winter evening in Brooklyn, Papa sees a parakeet sitting on the window ledge. He lets the parakeet in and everyone is delighted to find that it speaks Yiddish. They name it Dreidel and it becomes part of their family. Many years later, when David is in college, he is at a party one night and tells Dreidel's story--only to discover that Zelda, a young woman at the party, owned the bird herself as a child. Papa and Mama are worried that they will have to give their beloved pet back, but then David and Zelda decide to get married after college, and everyone agrees that they should take Dreidel with them as they start their own family.

Contributor Bio(s): Singer, Isaac Bashevis: - Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-91) was the author of many novels, stories, and children's books. His books include The Slave and Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978.Berkson, Suzanne Raphael: - Suzanne Raphael Berkson lives in Chicago, Illinois. She is a retired teacher and a greeting card artist. She once had tea across the room from Isaac Bashevis Singer. The Parakeet Named Dreidel is her picture book debut.
 
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