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A Telling Time
Contributor(s): Watts, Irene N. (Author), Shoemaker, Kathryn E. (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1896580394     ISBN-13: 9781896580395
Publisher: Tradewind Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2004
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Annotation: This tale is told in three time-frames. On the eve of the Festival of Purim, a grandmother tells her granddaughter how, as a little girl, she heard the story of Queen Esther from her family rabbi. This was in 1939, in Nazi-occupied Vienna, on the eve of WWII. Soon after the rabbi begins the story of the brave queen, soldiers come to arrest him. The young girl begs for the rabbi to finish his story, and the soldiers allow him to do so. When the tale is over, the soldiers permit him to send the children home. But when the children turn to wave goodbye, the rabbi had vanished in the snowflakes, safe from harm, saved by the miracle of a story from long ago. The illustrations by Kathryn Shoemaker perfectly highlight the story's message of hope.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Holocaust
- Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Jewish
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe
Dewey: E
Age Level: 6-8
Grade Level: 1-3
Guided Reading: N (Grade 3)
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 7.22" W x 12.28" L (0.89 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Holocaust
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
Features: Illustrated
Review Citations: School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 114
PW Notes and Reprints 02/14/2005 pg. 81
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 109207
Reading Level: 4.4   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Shoemaker, Kathryn E.: - Kathryn E. Shoemaker is the illustrator of many books for children, among them A Telling Time, My Animal Friends and Floyd the Flamingo and his flock of friends for Tradewind Books. She teaches children's illustration at Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia.Watts, Irene N.: - Irene Watts was born in Berlin and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, many years ago. She is the author of numerous books and plays for children and young people, among them Goodbye Marianne and No Pets Allowed, published by Tradewind.Watts, Irene: - Irene Watts was born in Berlin and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, many years ago. She is the author of numerous books and plays for children and young people, among them Goodbye Marianne and No Pets Allowed, published by Tradewind.Shoemaker, Kathryn: - Kathryn E. Shoemaker is the illustrator of many books for children, among them A Telling Time, My Animal Friends and Floyd the Flamingo and his flock of friends for Tradewind Books. She teaches children's illustration at Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia.
 
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