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314 records found. Displaying 1 - 24.

Cover: 37 Days at Sea: Aboard the M.S. St. Louis, 1939
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37 Days at Sea: Aboard the M.S. St. Louis, 1939

In May 1939, nearly one thousand German-Jewish passengers boarded the M.S. St. Louis luxury liner bound for Cuba. They hoped to escape the dangers of Nazi Germany and find safety in Cuba. In… Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • Dewey: 940.53/1835
  • Copyright: 2021

3 Falafels in My Pita: A Counting Book of Israel

Let's count from 1 to 10 with Israeli food and fun! Read More →

  • Lexile: 360
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2015

ABC Hanukkah Hunt

"It's Hanukkah from A to Z. An Alphabet of things to see!" ABC Hanukkah Hunt is a colorful, interactive, rhyming search for Hanukkah foods, gifts, and symbols. Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2013

ABC Passover Hunt

A to Z, an alphabet Passover scene. Find all the letters in between! ABC Passover Hunt is a colorful, interactive, rhyming search for Passover foods, customs, and symbols. Read More →

  • Lexile: 510
  • Dewey: 200
  • Copyright: 2016

A Book about Bupkes

This is a book about bupkes: nothing, zero, zilch. Sometimes, though, what looks like nothing turns out to be the most important thing of all. An empty garden seems like nothing―bupkes! But… Read More →

  • Dewey: 428.1
  • Copyright: 2023

Abraham's Search for God

"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… Read More →

  • Lexile: 540
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: 222'.11092
  • Copyright: 2007
Cover: A Concert in the Sand
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A Concert in the Sand

A grandma and her little grandson take a walk along a Tel-Aviv street and encounter the conductor and musicians of the Israel Philharmonic gathering for their first performance. This… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2017

A Different Kind of Passover

Jessica loves spending Passover with her grandparents. But this year, Grandpa is sick and can't lead the seder like he always does. Jessica knows Passover won't be the same. But maybe she can Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2017

A Dreidel in Time: A New Spin on an Old Tale

Devorah and Benjamin are excited to open their Hanukkah present from Bubbe and Zayde, which turns out to be an ugly old dreidel. It's a big disappointment—until the dreidel transports them… Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2019

Afikomen Mambo

Popular children's songster and author of Boker Tov!, Rabbi Joe Black returns with a catchy rhyme to enliven the afikomen hunt at your seder. This title includes lively pictures and a sing-along CD. Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2011

Afikotective

A family of bears is getting ready for the Passover seder, preparing all the items for the seder plate. When the time comes in the seder for hiding the afikomen, Grandma breaks the middle… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2024

A Heart Just Like My Mother's

Shy Anna doesn't think she is anything like her outgoing, funny, clever mother. One day Anna sees a hungry man on the street and decides to find a way to help. When she uses her tzedakah… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018

A Hoopoe Says Oop!: Animals of Israel

Ibexes on crater ledges Call out, "Maa!" and walk the edges. A rhyming introduction to some of Israel's unique animals like the hoopoe (the national bird of Israel), hyrax, and sand cats. Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2019

All Aboard for Noah's Ark!

Noah is building an ark and Lionel and Dolores, a pair of hedgehogs, are there to make sure the plan goes off without a hitch. "But you’re so tiny," Noah says, and goes to look for some big… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2024

All Eyes on Alexandra

Alexandra Crane is terrible at following her family in their flying Vee. She can't help it that the world is so full of interesting and distracting sights! When it's time for the Cranes to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018

Alligator Seder

They look for bits of chametz. They’re good investigators. They’re really just like you and me— except they’re ALLIGATORS. A family of alligators in Florida prepares for their Passover seder, Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2020
Cover: All-Star Season
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All-Star Season

Reuven is quiet and thoughtful. His younger brother Avi is outgoing and impulsive. As irritating as they can be to each other, the boys have two strong bonds-the solidity of their Jewish… Read More →

  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2007

Always an Olivia: A Remarkable Family History

An elderly black grandmother passes on the story of the family’s Jewish origins to her young granddaughter, Carol Olivia. As family members flee the Spanish Inquisition, are kidnapped by… Read More →

  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: 813'.54
  • Copyright: 2007

Amelia's Middle-School Graduation Yearbook

Amelia is excited to graduate from middle school, but she's nervous about starting high school, especially when she finds out she won't have her best friend, Carly, with her. In her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • ATOS: 4.2
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015
Fall 2024

A Mitzvah for George Washington

Bella's father has an important role to play when President George Washington comes to visit the Jewish community of Newport, Rhode Island. But Bella has her own job to do—coming up with a… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2024

And a Cat from Carmel Market

Bubbe goes to the outdoor Carmel Market in Tel-Aviv to shop for Shabbat, but in addition to buying the challah, candles, chicken, tablecloth, flowers, and other necessities, she also finds… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2021

And Then Another Sheep Turned Up

Mama set another place. Papa found an extra seat. Hannah squeezed to make more space, Thrilled to have a guest to greet. Uh-oh! As the sheep family Passover seder begins, more and more… Read More →

  • Lexile: 480
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2015
Cover: And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning
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And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning

The world began when God said "Light," And changed the world from dark to bright. Gentle rhyming couplets tell the story of how God created the world, describing six days of work fashioning… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2018

An Egg for Shabbat

Every day Ben’s mom sends him out to fetch an egg from the chicken pen. But each day, havoc ensues and Ben comes back empty-handed. Until finally, just in time for Shabbat, he achieves his goal. Read More →

  • Lexile: 390
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2021