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WONDERS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL
For Kids
The Family Haggadah
• Ellen Schecter
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1999 •
PAPER
• 80 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
An excellent introduction to the Passover Seder for children of all backgrounds. Prayers are given in English, Hebrew and transliteration.
(ISR57, $13.99) |
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Walking the Bible
• Bruce Feiler
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 112 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Feiler's account of his journey to the places where biblical stories unfold (in the company of an archaeologist guide), with maps, illustrations and the author's photographs, is geared for kids grades 4-8.
(MDE97, $16.99) |
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The Bronze Bow
• Elizabeth George Speare
LITERATURE •
1972 •
PAPER
• 254 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
This modern classic is set in Galilee in the days of the Roman Empire. Hot-headed Daniel longs to expel the Romans from Israel, but then he meets a young woman who -- like her teacher, a certain Nazarene -- advocates nonviolence. This young adult novel powerfully evokes the political and religious climate of Jesus's times, and it's quite a thrilling read to boot. It's also completely secular.
(ISR41, $6.95) |
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The Return
• Sonia Levitin
LITERATURE •
1991 •
PAPER
• 181 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
Desta and her siblings, Falasha Jewish orphans, set out from their home in Ethiopia, hoping to reach the Sudan and transport to Israel in this moving novel for young adults. It culminates with a vivid recreation of the "Operation Moses" airlift of 1984-85.
(ETP13, $5.99) |
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This Is Israel
• Miroslav Sasek
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2008 •
HARD COVER
• 60 PAGES
• FAMILY
This is Israel, first published in 1962, visits the Promised Land, a sun-drenched panorama of many hues and many traditions. From the Sea of Galilee to the Red Sea (it's really blue); from modern Tel Aviv to Jerusalem new and old; from Mt. Zion to King Solomon's mines; Sasek presents the biblical glory of its past and the golden hope of its future.
(ISR60, $17.95) |
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