Author: Jodi Eichler-Levine
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814724019
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Examines classic and contemporary Jewish and African American children’s literature Through close readings of selected titles published since 1945, Jodi Eichler-Levine analyzes what is at stake in portraying religious history for young people, particularly when the histories in question are traumatic ones. In the wake of the Holocaust and lynchings, of the Middle Passage and flight from Eastern Europe's pogroms, children’s literature provides diverse and complicated responses to the challenge of representing difficult collective pasts. In reading the work of various prominent authors, including Maurice Sendak, Julius Lester, Jane Yolen, Sydney Taylor, and Virginia Hamilton, Eichler-Levine changes our understanding of North American religions. She illuminates how narratives of both suffering and nostalgia graft future citizens into ideals of American liberal democracy, and into religious communities that can be understood according to recognizable notions of reading, domestic respectability, and national sacrifice. If children are the idealized recipients of the past, what does it mean to tell tales of suffering to children, and can we imagine modes of memory that move past utopian notions of children as our future? Suffer the Little Children asks readers to alter their worldviews about children’s literature as an “innocent” enterprise, revisiting the genre in a darker and more unsettled light.
Suffer the Little Children
Author: Jodi Eichler-Levine
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814724019
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Examines classic and contemporary Jewish and African American children’s literature Through close readings of selected titles published since 1945, Jodi Eichler-Levine analyzes what is at stake in portraying religious history for young people, particularly when the histories in question are traumatic ones. In the wake of the Holocaust and lynchings, of the Middle Passage and flight from Eastern Europe's pogroms, children’s literature provides diverse and complicated responses to the challenge of representing difficult collective pasts. In reading the work of various prominent authors, including Maurice Sendak, Julius Lester, Jane Yolen, Sydney Taylor, and Virginia Hamilton, Eichler-Levine changes our understanding of North American religions. She illuminates how narratives of both suffering and nostalgia graft future citizens into ideals of American liberal democracy, and into religious communities that can be understood according to recognizable notions of reading, domestic respectability, and national sacrifice. If children are the idealized recipients of the past, what does it mean to tell tales of suffering to children, and can we imagine modes of memory that move past utopian notions of children as our future? Suffer the Little Children asks readers to alter their worldviews about children’s literature as an “innocent” enterprise, revisiting the genre in a darker and more unsettled light.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814724019
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Examines classic and contemporary Jewish and African American children’s literature Through close readings of selected titles published since 1945, Jodi Eichler-Levine analyzes what is at stake in portraying religious history for young people, particularly when the histories in question are traumatic ones. In the wake of the Holocaust and lynchings, of the Middle Passage and flight from Eastern Europe's pogroms, children’s literature provides diverse and complicated responses to the challenge of representing difficult collective pasts. In reading the work of various prominent authors, including Maurice Sendak, Julius Lester, Jane Yolen, Sydney Taylor, and Virginia Hamilton, Eichler-Levine changes our understanding of North American religions. She illuminates how narratives of both suffering and nostalgia graft future citizens into ideals of American liberal democracy, and into religious communities that can be understood according to recognizable notions of reading, domestic respectability, and national sacrifice. If children are the idealized recipients of the past, what does it mean to tell tales of suffering to children, and can we imagine modes of memory that move past utopian notions of children as our future? Suffer the Little Children asks readers to alter their worldviews about children’s literature as an “innocent” enterprise, revisiting the genre in a darker and more unsettled light.
Buen Shabat, Shabbat Shalom
Author: Sarah Aroeste
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (R)
ISBN: 1541542460
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Learn Ladino words and celebrate Shabbat.
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (R)
ISBN: 1541542460
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Learn Ladino words and celebrate Shabbat.
Gittel's Journey
Author: Lesléa Newman
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683353692
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Gittel and her mother were supposed to immigrate to America together, but when her mother is stopped by the health inspector, Gittel must make the journey alone. Her mother writes her cousin’s address in New York on a piece of paper. However, when Gittel arrives at Ellis Island, she discovers the ink has run and the address is illegible! How will she find her family? Both a heart-wrenching and heartwarming story, Gittel’s Journey offers a fresh perspective on the immigration journey to Ellis Island. The book includes an author’s note explaining how Gittel’s story is based on the journey to America taken by Lesléa Newman’s grandmother and family friend.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683353692
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Gittel and her mother were supposed to immigrate to America together, but when her mother is stopped by the health inspector, Gittel must make the journey alone. Her mother writes her cousin’s address in New York on a piece of paper. However, when Gittel arrives at Ellis Island, she discovers the ink has run and the address is illegible! How will she find her family? Both a heart-wrenching and heartwarming story, Gittel’s Journey offers a fresh perspective on the immigration journey to Ellis Island. The book includes an author’s note explaining how Gittel’s story is based on the journey to America taken by Lesléa Newman’s grandmother and family friend.
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Author: Simms Taback
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0670878553
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Joseph had a little overcoat, but it was full of holes—just like this book! When Joseph's coat got too old and shabby, he made it into a jacket. But what did he make it into after that? And after that? As children turn the pages of this book, they can use the die-cut holes to guess what Joseph will be making next from his amazing overcoat, while they laugh at the bold, cheerful artwork and learn that you can always make something, even out of nothing.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0670878553
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Joseph had a little overcoat, but it was full of holes—just like this book! When Joseph's coat got too old and shabby, he made it into a jacket. But what did he make it into after that? And after that? As children turn the pages of this book, they can use the die-cut holes to guess what Joseph will be making next from his amazing overcoat, while they laugh at the bold, cheerful artwork and learn that you can always make something, even out of nothing.
Honey on the Page
Author:
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479860360
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Winner, 2021 Reference & Bibliography Award in the 'Reference' Section, given by the Association of Jewish Libraries An unprecedented treasury of Yiddish children’s stories and poems enhanced with original illustrations While there has been a recent boom in Jewish literacy and learning within the US, few resources exist to enable American Jews to experience the rich primary sources of Yiddish culture. Stepping into this void, Miriam Udel has crafted an exquisite collection: Honey on the Page offers a feast of beguiling original translations of stories and poems for children. Arranged thematically—from school days to the holidays—the book takes readers from Jewish holidays and history to folktales and fables, from stories of humanistic ethics to multi-generational family sagas. Featuring many works that are appearing in English for the first time, and written by both prominent and lesser-known authors, this anthology spans the Yiddish-speaking globe—drawing from materials published in Eastern Europe, New York, and Latin America from the 1910s, during the interwar period, and up through the 1970s. With its vast scope, Honey on the Page offers a cornucopia of delights to families, individuals and educators seeking literature that speaks to Jewish children about their religious, cultural, and ethical heritage. Complemented by whimsical, humorous illustrations by Paula Cohen, an acclaimed children’s book illustrator, Udel’s evocative translations of Yiddish stories and poetry will delight young and older readers alike.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479860360
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Winner, 2021 Reference & Bibliography Award in the 'Reference' Section, given by the Association of Jewish Libraries An unprecedented treasury of Yiddish children’s stories and poems enhanced with original illustrations While there has been a recent boom in Jewish literacy and learning within the US, few resources exist to enable American Jews to experience the rich primary sources of Yiddish culture. Stepping into this void, Miriam Udel has crafted an exquisite collection: Honey on the Page offers a feast of beguiling original translations of stories and poems for children. Arranged thematically—from school days to the holidays—the book takes readers from Jewish holidays and history to folktales and fables, from stories of humanistic ethics to multi-generational family sagas. Featuring many works that are appearing in English for the first time, and written by both prominent and lesser-known authors, this anthology spans the Yiddish-speaking globe—drawing from materials published in Eastern Europe, New York, and Latin America from the 1910s, during the interwar period, and up through the 1970s. With its vast scope, Honey on the Page offers a cornucopia of delights to families, individuals and educators seeking literature that speaks to Jewish children about their religious, cultural, and ethical heritage. Complemented by whimsical, humorous illustrations by Paula Cohen, an acclaimed children’s book illustrator, Udel’s evocative translations of Yiddish stories and poetry will delight young and older readers alike.
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth
Author: E. L. Konigsburg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416948295
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Two fifth-grade girls, one of whom is the first black child in a middle-income suburb, play at being apprentice witches.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416948295
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Two fifth-grade girls, one of whom is the first black child in a middle-income suburb, play at being apprentice witches.
Five Little Gefiltes
Author: Dave Horowitz
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399246088
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Five little gefilte fish sneak out of their jar to explore the world, but Mama Gefilte isn't happy to see her little ones leave.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399246088
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Five little gefilte fish sneak out of their jar to explore the world, but Mama Gefilte isn't happy to see her little ones leave.
Bustenai
Author: Marcus Lehman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780826600356
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The true adventures of a little-know hero of the seventh century, the last surviving prince of the House of King David. When the Persian king sets out to destroy all members of the Jewish royal family, only a newborn infant escapes execution. A strange dream convinces the king that his own fate is linked to that of the child. Bustenai eventually becomes an important leader whose bold imagination and courage help forge a bond of trust and respect between Jews and Arabs of the growing Moslem movement.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780826600356
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The true adventures of a little-know hero of the seventh century, the last surviving prince of the House of King David. When the Persian king sets out to destroy all members of the Jewish royal family, only a newborn infant escapes execution. A strange dream convinces the king that his own fate is linked to that of the child. Bustenai eventually becomes an important leader whose bold imagination and courage help forge a bond of trust and respect between Jews and Arabs of the growing Moslem movement.
Little Tiger Rescue
Author: Rachel Delahaye
Publisher: Tiger Tales
ISBN: 1680104802
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
In this new chapter book series, Little Animal Rescue, what starts out as a birthday party at a trampoline park ends up becoming an exciting adventure as Callie magically finds herself in a rain forest in India where she finds a tiger cub who has been separated from its family. Includes black and white illustrations throughout. When Callie volunteers to help at her cousin's birthday party at an indoor trampoline park, she doesn't expect to end up in a rain forest in India! And if that isn't exciting enough, she soon makes a new friend -- a tiny tiger cub, left behind when its family escaped a flood. The little tiger is bursting with energy, and Callie can't believe her luck -- she's playing with an actual tiger cub! But as the flood water rises, the time for games is running out. In order to save her new feline friend, Callie must face monsoons, dangerous creatures, and the darker side of nature.... In the Little Animal Rescue series, join Callie on her magical adventures to rescue wild animals in danger all around the world!
Publisher: Tiger Tales
ISBN: 1680104802
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
In this new chapter book series, Little Animal Rescue, what starts out as a birthday party at a trampoline park ends up becoming an exciting adventure as Callie magically finds herself in a rain forest in India where she finds a tiger cub who has been separated from its family. Includes black and white illustrations throughout. When Callie volunteers to help at her cousin's birthday party at an indoor trampoline park, she doesn't expect to end up in a rain forest in India! And if that isn't exciting enough, she soon makes a new friend -- a tiny tiger cub, left behind when its family escaped a flood. The little tiger is bursting with energy, and Callie can't believe her luck -- she's playing with an actual tiger cub! But as the flood water rises, the time for games is running out. In order to save her new feline friend, Callie must face monsoons, dangerous creatures, and the darker side of nature.... In the Little Animal Rescue series, join Callie on her magical adventures to rescue wild animals in danger all around the world!
A Child's Book of Midrash
Author: Barbara Diamond Goldin
Publisher: Jason Aronson Incorporated
ISBN: 9780876688373
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Presents stories of heroic individuals from the Talmud and Midrash.
Publisher: Jason Aronson Incorporated
ISBN: 9780876688373
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Presents stories of heroic individuals from the Talmud and Midrash.