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The journey that saved Curious George: the true wartime escape of Margret and H.A. Rey (Curious George)
By Louise Borden, Allan Drummond. 2005
Biography of the Jewish writers who fled from Nazi-occupied France with the original manuscript for Curious George. Features the creation…
of the illustrated story and its four-month journey with the couple by bicycle, train, and ship to New York City, where the book was published. For grades 3-6. 2005Hanukkah lights: stories of the season : from NPR's annual holiday special
By Media Melcher, Sandra Dionisi. 2005
Twelve stories celebrating Hanukkah by contemporary authors Myra Goldberg, Daniel Pinkwater, Harlan Ellison, Dani Shapiro, Elie Wiesel, Mark Helprin, and…
others. In Anne Roiphe's "The Demon Foiled," a new Jewish mayor attempts to light the family Hanukkah candles while he is being filmed for local TV. 2005Mitzvah magic: what kids can do to change the world
By Danny Siegel, Naomi Eisenberger. 2002
Accounts of young people whose good deeds improved life for someone else, their community, and the world. Each chapter ends…
with suggested projects that can make similar differences. Based on the traditional Jewish concept of "mitzvah," performing personal acts of kindness. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2002Sholom's treasure: how Sholom Aleichem became a writer
By Mordicai Gerstein, Erica Silverman. 2005
Describes events from the childhood of Sholom Aleichem (1859-1916) showing his love for his father and his desire from an…
early age to write stories and make people laugh. For grades 2-4. 2005The Beliefnet guide to the Kabbalah (Beliefnet guides #01)
By Arthur Goldwag. 2005
Introduces the ancient tradition of Kabbalah, a mystical way of interpreting primary Jewish scriptures, of understanding creation, and of attempting…
to experience God. Describes Kabbalah's origins, history, practices, meditations, and non-Jewish adaptations. Introduction by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner. 2005Did dinosaurs have feathers? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Ser.)
By Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Lucia Washburn. 2004
American Judaism: a history
By Jonathan D. Sarna. 2004
Brandeis University professor details 350 years of Judaism in the United States. Sarna portrays American Jews as a people struggling…
to be both Jewish and American. Addresses their concerns about assimilation, issues of religious adaptation and continuity, and influences from and contributions to a diverse and pluralistic society. 2004Judaism: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By Norman Solomon. 1996
Concise explanation of Jewish teachings and practices and their integration into daily life. Examines the development and evolution of Judaism,…
its festivals, prayers, and customs, the Torah, various sects, and spiritual leaders. Discusses twentieth-century issues such as the Holocaust and the establishment of Israel. Includes suggestions for further reading. 1996Dinosaur mummies: beyond bare-bone fossils (A Junior Library Guild Selection Ser.)
By Kelly Milner Halls, Rick Spears. 2003
Discusses the discovery of mummified dinosaur fossils, including skin, muscle, and internal organs, and the paleontologists who study them. Describes…
the 2000 dig in Montana that found the most intact and best-preserved mummy so far, as well as excavations conducted in Canada, Italy, China, and Argentina. For grades 4-7. 2003Burnt bread & chutney: growing up between cultures : a memoir of an Indian Jewish girl
By Carmit Delman. 2003
Reminiscences of Delman's childhood in Ohio, New York, and Israel, flavored with her mother's Bombay Jewish heritage and her American…
father's Ashkenazi Jewish background. Compares tastes and traditions and relates matriarch Nana-bai's India memories. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002New dinos: The latest finds! The coolest dinosaur discoveries!
By Shelley Tanaka, Alan Barnard. 2002
Discusses new species of dinosaurs found by paleontologists excavating sites as diverse as the Sahara Desert, northeast China, Madagascar, and…
the Patagonian Desert in Argentina. Revises previous information about Tyrannosaurus rex and reveals facts, determined through improved technology, about other species. For grades 3-6. 2002Bugs before time: prehistoric insects and their relatives
By Cathy Camper, Steve Kirk. 2002
Interesting facts about ancient insects (before the time of dinosaurs), some of which--cockroaches, centipedes, and dragonflies--still inhabit our world. Discusses…
their physical traits, way of life, and natural environment. For grades 3-6. 2002A moral reckoning: the role of the Catholic Church in the Holocaust and its unfulfilled duty to repair
By Daniel Jonah Goldhagen. 2002
Winner of Germany's Democracy Prize for Hitler's Willing Executioners (DB 42039), Goldhagen argues that evasive tactics were used by Catholic…
Church leaders during the Holocaust. He asserts that institutionalized anti-Semitic Catholic doctrine provided justification for the Church's silence, and he demands moral restitution for the harm inflicted on Jews. 2002The end of days: fundamentalism and the struggle for the Temple Mount
By Gershom Gorenberg. 2000
Israeli journalist examines how faith and apocalyptic beliefs fuel strife over Jerusalem. Discusses conflicting Christian, Islamic, and Jewish prophecies regarding…
the Temple Mount; explores the volatile link between nationalism and religion, particularly lore relating to a holy war and its global impact. 2000Supercroc and the origin of crocodiles
By Christopher Sloan. 2002
Describes the discovery of 110 million-year-old SuperCroc fossils in the sub-saharan desert of Niger. Discusses the lifestyles, habitats, and conservation…
of modern crocodiles as well as their ancestors. For grades 5-8. 2002Ancient horsemen of Siberia (Time Travelers Ser. #8)
By Janet Buell. 1998
Describes the excavation of a 2,500 year-old burial mound in southern Siberia where horses' corpses and the undisturbed tomb of…
a Pazyryk woman were discovered. From these and similar remains, Russian archaeologists are learning about the culture of the horse-loving Pazyryk people. For grades 6-9. 1998Rekindling the flame: the many paths to a vibrant Judaism
By Samuel Osherson. 2001
A psychotherapist focuses on an American Jewish dilemma: without traditional observance, how to find joy and identity in Judaism? Offers…
real-life examples of Jewish men and women who have developed their own rituals and begun their own traditions. 2001Time traveler: in search of dinosaurs and ancient mammals from Montana to Mongolia
By Michael Novacek, Michael J Novacek. 2002
Paleontologist and author of Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs (RC 44068) describes his adventures in the field, traveling to far-flung…
corners of the world and unearthing important fossils. Discusses techniques used in dating and establishing provenance and in reconstructing the geography of ages long past. 2002Walking on eggs: the astonishing discovery of thousands of dinosaur eggs in the badlands of Patagonia
By Lowell Dingus, Luis M Chiappe, Luis Chiappe. 2001
Two American paleontologists describe their expeditions to Argentina in 1997 and their discovery of unhatched fossilized dinosaur eggs in a…
nesting site more than seventy million years old. They reconstruct the sauropods' environment, history, and behavior, and discuss scientific riddles surrounding a prehistoric natural catastrophe. 2001Mammoth: the resurrection of an Ice Age giant
By Richard Stone. 2001
Portrays the daring individuals penetrating Arctic Siberia in search of frozen carcasses of the woolly mammoth. Discusses the scientific goals…
of procuring DNA, explaining physiological issues, and ultimately attempting to clone this long-extinct creature. Follows two teams, describing their journeys, interactions with the Dolgan people, and work methods. 2001