Toby Belfer's Seder: A Passover Story Retold Contributor(s): Hierstein, Judith (Illustrator), Pushker, Gloria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0882899872 ISBN-13: 9780882899879 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: January 1994 * Out of Print * Annotation: This Passover tale recounts not only how Toby Belfer and her friend Donna help the family prepare for the festival but also how the Israelites came to freedom more than 3,000 years ago. Told within the frame of a friendship between a Jew and a Gentile, the book is appropriate for all faiths. Full-color illustrations. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Passover |
Dewey: 296.437 |
LCCN: 93005585 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 8.85" W x 11.34" L (0.95 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Holiday - Passover |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated |
Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1994 pg. 303 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 15942 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This Passover tale recounts not only how Toby Belfer and her friend Donna help the family prepare for the festival but also how the Israelites came to freedom more than three thousand years ago. Told within the frame of a friendship between a Jew and a Gentile, Toby Belfer's Seder is appropriate for all faiths. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pushker, Gloria: - Gloria Teles Pushker holds a M.A. in education with a concentration in children's literature from the University of New Orleans, and she is a member of the national Storytelling Association and the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education.Hierstein, Judith: - A former elementary school teacher, Judith Hierstein now teaches high school graphic and media arts. She has illustrated several children's books for Pelican including the Toby Belfer Series and The American Revolution A to Z, Nathan's Hanukkah Bargain, Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House, and The Pilgrims' Thanksgiving from A to Z. She lives in Tuscon, Arizona. |
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