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Rise & Shine: A Challah-Day Tale

What is the mysterious writing on a crumpled piece of paper that Sammy and Sophie find in the attic? The answer leads to a happy baking adventure at Grandma Gert’s retirement home. Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2013

Sadie's Almost Marvelous Menorah

When Sadie runs to show her mother the Hanukkah menorah she made in school, she trips, the menorah shatters, and she is devastated. But she finds that the shammash candle is unbroken, and a… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2013

Sadie's Lag Ba'Omer Mystery

"What is Lag Ba'Omer?" Sadie and Ori ask their grandfather, who sends them off on a mission to solve the mystery. They learn the surprising history and traditions behind the holiday, and… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014

Sam Sees Snow

From the Series My Reading Neighborhood: Kindergarten Sight Word Stories

It's snowing! What will Sam do outside? This simple story incorporates words from the Kindergarten-level Dolch Sight Word List to build literacy skills. Read More →

  • Dewey: 428.1
  • Copyright: 2014

Sammy Spider's New Friend

When an Israeli family moves in next door to the Shapiros, Sammy Spider and Josh learn about the Jewish mitzvah of welcoming guests. In the process, they each make a new friend and learn some Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.7
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2012

School for Ken

From the Series My Reading Neighborhood: First-Grade Sight Word Stories

Ken is worried about going to school. What will it be like? This simple story incorporates words from the first grade-level Dolch Sight Word List to build literacy skills. Read More →

  • Dewey: 428.1
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: Seder in the Desert
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Seder in the Desert

Join a group of families as they follow Rabbi Jamie into Moab, Utah to celebrate a most unusual Passover seder in the desert. Read More →

  • Dewey: 296.4'5371
  • Copyright: 2014

Take a Bath!: My Tips for Keeping Clean

From the Series Cloverleaf Books ™ — My Healthy Habits

Caleb is playing Mud Monsters. He's a muddy mess. Time for Bubble Trouble! He takes a soapy bath to chase dirt and germs away. Caleb also makes a No Germ Zone at the dinner table. And he… Read More →

  • Lexile: 480
  • ATOS: 2.7
  • Dewey: 613'.41
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street
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The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street

There are lots of cats on Ben Yehuda Street, but it is the friendship between a little grey cat with a pink collar and a fluffy white stray cat that brings two lonely neighbors together. Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2013

The Littlest Levine

Hannah doesn't like being the littlest Levine. She's too short to hang fruit from the sukkah and too young to light the Hanukkah candles by herself. But when Passover comes, the littlest… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014

The Mitzvah Magician

"One-wish, two-wish, Jew-wish!" Gabriel's magic wand gets him into trouble around the house, until he learns that the greatest magician is a Mitzvah Magician, using his powers to do good deeds. Read More →

  • ATOS: 2.2
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2012
Cover: The Patchwork Torah
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The Patchwork Torah

As a child, David watches his grandfather, a Torah scribe or sofer, finish a Torah scroll for the synagogue. "A Torah is not something to be thrown away," his Grandfather explains. David's… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: The Whispering Town
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The Whispering Town

The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden - based on a true story. It is… Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014

The World Series: Baseball's Biggest Stage

From the Series Spectacular Sports

Baseball has long been dubbed America's national pastime. When the top teams face off in the World Series each season, team legacies and fans' hearts are on the line. Author Matt Doeden… Read More →

  • Lexile: 960
  • ATOS: 6.1
  • Dewey: 796.357'646
  • Copyright: 2014

Tools and Treasures of Ancient China

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Can We Learn from Early Civilizations?

Have you ever worn silk? Eaten Rice? Used a calendar? All these things came from ancient China. More than two thousand years ago, the ancient Chinese invented tools and treasures that still… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: 931
  • Copyright: 2014

Tools and Treasures of Ancient Egypt

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Can We Learn from Early Civilizations?

Have you ever heard of hieroglyphics? Do you know what a mummy is? All these things came from ancient Egypt. More than four thousand years ago, the ancient Egyptians created tools and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • ATOS: 4.4
  • Dewey: 932'.01
  • Copyright: 2014

Tools and Treasures of Ancient Greece

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Can We Learn from Early Civilizations?

Have you ever watched the Olympic Games? Voted in a class election? Used an alphabet with twenty-six letters? All these things came from ancient Greece. More than two thousand years ago, the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • ATOS: 4.5
  • Dewey: 938
  • Copyright: 2014

Tools and Treasures of Ancient Mesopotamia

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Can We Learn from Early Civilizations?

How often do you write or read? Do you live in or near a city? Writing and cities both began in ancient Mesopotamia. Six thousand years ago, the ancient Mesopotamians created tools and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: 935
  • Copyright: 2014

Tools and Treasures of Ancient Rome

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Can We Learn from Early Civilizations?

Have you ever wanted to play the flute? Or have you seen a building with a domed ceiling? These things have roots in ancient Rome. More than two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire was the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • ATOS: 4.5
  • Dewey: 937'.63
  • Copyright: 2014

Tools and Treasures of the Ancient Maya

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Can We Learn from Early Civilizations?

Do you use a calendar? Have you ever played basketball? These things were important to the ancient Mayans too. About four thousand years ago, they invented tools and treasures that still… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • ATOS: 4.2
  • Dewey: 972.81
  • Copyright: 2014

When Is It My Turn?: A Book about Fairness

From the Series Show Your Character

Is it fair for another kid to keep a pen you lost, since he's the one who found it? And is it fair for your mom to say you can't watch TV after school? Sometimes life can seem pretty unfair!… Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: 179'.9
  • Copyright: 2014

YouTube Founders Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim

From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios

Have you ever watched a home video that went viral on the Internet? Then you've probably heard of the company YouTube. YouTube was created by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim in… Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: 384.3'3
  • Copyright: 2014

Ziggy's Big Idea

Ziggy loves coming up with new inventions. Unfortunately, though, most of his inventions just don't work out, like the square 'Ziggyball' or the 'shulstilts' he makes for Rabbi Levi.… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2014

Dino-Wrestling

From the Series Dino-Sports

The Dino-Wrestling Jamboree is ON! Dinos compete in all styles of wrestling at this gigantic event. Allo and Ankylo grapple in a folkstyle match. Lucha Libre fans go wild as the masked… Read More →

  • Lexile: 500
  • ATOS: 2.4
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2013