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"Who made the clouds?' Abraham asks. "Who made the flowers?" Even as a child, he knows there must be something greater than idols of clay and stone. As he observes and questions the world around him, Abraham comes to the conclusion that there is only one God. A creative midrash about the father of the world's religions.
BR>FONT color=#603114>"This simply told tale is an excellent introduction to the concept of monotheism, and would be a great discussion starter for talking about God. Its neutral stance makes it useful for readers of many faiths" -- EM>School Library Journal/EM>BR>BR>"Ugliano's scenes of an ancient biblical community and one child's connection to the natural surrounding world in soft pastel/crayon tones couple the abstract concept of a universal spiritual entity with an introduction to the father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. A promising presentation for early childhood religious i | |  | | Benjamin and the Silver Goblet
When drought befalls Canaan, Jacob’s sons travel to Egypt looking for food. They do not recognize their brother Joseph, now governor of the land, who wonders whether his brothers have changed since the day they sold him into slavery. Joseph hides his silver goblet in youngest brother Benjamin’s pack as a test for his brothers. Would they abandon Benjamin, too?
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It's almost Thanksgiving, and Tuyet is excited about the holiday and the vacation from school. There's just one problem: her Vietnamese American family is having duck for Thanksgiving dinner -- not turkey! Nobody has duck for Thanksgiving -- what will her teacher and the other kids think?
To her surprise, Tuyet enjoys her yummy Thanksgiving dinner anyhow -- and an even bigger surprise is waiting for her at school on Monday. Dinners from roast beef to lamb to enchiladas adorned the Thanksgiving tables of her classmates, but the celebrations all had something in common -- family!
Kids from families with different traditions will enjoy this warm story about "the right way" to celebrate an American holiday.
| |  | | No English
Every time someone speaks to Blanca, the new girl from Argentina, she shakes her head and says, "No English." Second grader Diane is not sympathetic at first. She is jealous because their teacher, Mrs. Bertram, allows Blanca to draw instead of doing class work. One misunderstanding follows another until Diane feels compelled to makes things right. But how can Diane apologize when they don't speak the same language?
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em>No English/em> has a Teacher's Guide with poems, puzzles, and lesson ideas posted on the Mitten Press website at a href="http://www.mittenpress.com/promo/64740-guide.pdf">http://www.mittenpress.com/promo/64740-guide.pdf/a>
See the book trailer for No English on YouTube.com a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOxPslcKhhE&feature=channel_page&fmt=18">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOxPslcKhhE&feature=channel_page&fmt=18/a>
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| |  | | Sarah Laughs
A poetic retelling of the bible story of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
| |  | | The Princess and the Ziz
Called on to watch over King Solomon's daughter, the eager Ziz takes the princess on a joyful trip around the world. But when she falls in love with a handsome young man, jealousy gets the giant bird into trouble in The Princess and the Ziz, the fourth in the series of Ziz adventure stories from the team of Jacqueline Jules and Katherine Janus Kahn. For a book trailer, visit http://www.jacquelinejules.com/z4.htm
| |  | | Unite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Union
Written by Jacqueline Jules and illustrated by Nickelodeon Magazine comic strip artist, Jef Czekaj, Unite or Die dramatizes the conflicts and compromises of the 1787 Constitutional Convention in the form of a school play performed by exuberant young actors dressed as the thirteen original colonies. To find out more, see the book trailer at http://www.jacquelinejules.com/unite2.htm.
| |  | | Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off
One day Freddie Ramos comes home from school and finds a strange box just for him. What's inside? ZAPATO POWER -- shoes that change Freddie's life by giving him super speed! But what will Freddie do with his fast new skills? Weird things are happening at the Starwood Park Apartments where he lives, and his friends at school need his help. Is Freddie Ramos ready to be a hero? In this imaginative new story by Jacqueline Jules, an ordinary boy in a city neighborhood learns how to use his new-found powers for good. Illustrations by Miguel Benitez lend just a touch of comic-book style to this chapter book adventure.
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How To Wash A Puddle
by Edie Batstone
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 Edie Batstone's first book of colourful picture poems invites us to jump into a child's world of wonder and possibility, just as a child jumps into a puddle - knowing only that it seems like a good idea at the time! Join her on this journey of disco |
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