Reviews
“Eye-popping, full-page photos are the first thing readers will notice upon venturing into this book. The pictures, supplied by a host of talented nature photographers, provide the backdrop for yet another of Sandra Markle’s triumphant texts.” — View →
Mendel's Accordion
“This book is upbeat and delightful, demonstrating that amidst hardships, music can keep people alive and energetic.” View →
In the past century, Jews, as well as other peoples, have increasingly been marrying out of the faith, merging cul-tures and religions into families. This book represents an attempt to deal with this issue as a young girl struggles to understand how she and her grandfather are related… View →
Eighth Grade vs. the Machines
“Hilarious, high-stakes, un-put-downable fun.”—Jarrett Lerner, author of the EngiNerds series View →
Rena Glickman, Queen of Judo
“A welcome addition to the growing canon of picture-book biographies amplifying lesser-known women, with added sports appeal.”―The Horn Book Guide View →
An Unbroken Chain: My Journey through the Nazi Holocaust
“Beyond the power and poignancy of Oertelt’s story, the linked structure gives it cohesiveness and memorability. Humanity can be thankful that this man survived.” —VOYA View →
An Unbroken Chain: My Journey through the Nazi Holocaust
“This is an extraordinary memoir of one brave individual’s travail during the Holocaust.” —Booklist View →
The Prince of Steel Pier
“This fast-paced middle grade novel will engage and resonate with readers. Recommended for school and public libraries looking to expand their historical fiction selection.”―School Library Journal View →
Mazal Bueno!
“So joyful and welcoming, there will be shouts of ‘Mazal bueno!’ in every preschool.”―starred, School Library Journal View →
Her Piano Sang: A Story about Clara Schumann
“Written in a clear and lively style. A worthwhile purchase.” —School Library Journal View →
The Topsy-Turvy Bus
“A fun story with an empowering message, The Topsy-Turvy Bus is a good addition to collections and storytimes; display this one with your Earth Day titles.”―Mom Read It View →
Hanukkah Moon
As Da Costa reminds us in an author’s note that precedes the story, Hanukkah "celebrates a time more than 2,000 years ago, when a small group of Jews fought an army of Syria and took back the holy city of Jerusalem. "When the Jews rededicated their temple and lit the… View →
Hanukkah Nights
“Colors and religion and board books all together? My kind of party!” —School Library Journal View →
Always an Olivia: A Remarkable Family History
Herron offers an intriguing children’s story about a family that has a mixed background, based on her own multi-cultural family tree. Half of the family left Spain due to the Spanish Inquisition and then moved to Portugal. They lived in Portugal for many years while keeping their… View →
The Bat-Chen Diaries
This book is a selection of diary entries, writings, poems, and drawings of Bat-Chen Shahak, a 15-year-old Israeli girl who was killed by a suicide bomber in Tel Aviv in 1996. Although she died at a young age, Bat-Chen left be-hind a lot of herself, as the reader can see through her… View →
“Johnson offers clear, concise definitions of these biomes [Desert and Rain Forest] and discusses the distinguishing features of each climate. The many full-color, close-up photographs and black-and-white drawings are sure to engage readers’ interest.” … View →
“Elementary and middle school students will appreciate this well-organized and well-written series with vivid color photos and illustrations on each page.” —MultiCultural Review View →
“Developed in partnership with USA Today, this attractive series is designed for readers at the secondary level. The biographies are accessible even to reluctant readers and feature people that students will find interesting.”… View →
Hanukkah Nights
“Imagine the wonder children will experience on parents’ laps as they are exposed to such different techniques for designing the flames as dripping, scraping, stamping, crisscrossing, sponging, spattering, doodling, and brushing.” ―San Diego Jewish World View →
An Unbroken Chain: My Journey through the Nazi Holocaust
“Written with a good deal of emotion, the book is very affecting. A solid choice for Holocaust-memoir collections.” —School Library Journal View →
Shoham's Bangle
“Shoham’s Bangle presents a slice of Jewish and Israeli history, but it is also filled with family feeling, nostalgia, and hope.”—Jewish Book Council View →
My Name Is Hamburger
The title of Jacqueline Jules’s highly recommended new novel-in-verse reflects the ironies of growing up Jewish in a small southern town in the mid – twentieth century. Trudie Hamburger has loving parents and close friends. Her father’s German accent and her family’s… View →
Hanukkah in Little Havana
“Vividly colored, high-energy illustrations and stereotype-breaking grandparents complete a delicious package. Now all we need is a recipe for buñuelos: a fried Hanukkah pastry in South America and the Caribbean.”―Jewish Book Council View →
Duct Tape Purim
“Anyone preparing to put on Purim spiels (plays) or deliver shalach manot will find inspiration in this exciting new book. It proves that it is possible to stick to traditions and renew them at the same time.”―Jewish Book Council View →