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- Best Jewish books for Children and Teens: A JPS Guide
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: Jewish Publication Society
summary
So many books, so little time! Where do you start? With this book: Linda Silver’s guide to the most notable books for young readers.
Here are a top librarian’s picks of the best in writing, illustration, reader appeal, and authentically Jewish content in picture books, fiction and non-fiction, for early childhood through the high school years.
You’ll find the classics like K’tonton and the All-of-a-Kind Family books, right on to Terrible Things, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, and today’s bestsellers, along with hundreds of others.
Chapters are organized by subject and entries within each include a succinct description of the book and author, and Silver’s own insights on what makes it worth reading. There are title, subject, author, and illustrator indexes, title-grouping by reading level, and lists of award winners.
A wonderful reference for parents, grandparents, teachers, librarians—and, of course, the kids so dear to them.
Table of Contents
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- Half-title
- p. i
- Dedication
- p. ii
- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- Introduction
- pp. xi-xii
- 1. Jewish Rites and Customs
- pp. 1-18
- 2. Holidays
- pp. 19-60
- 3. The Bible
- pp. 61-94
- 4. Folklore
- pp. 95-124
- 5. History
- pp. 125-146
- 6. Immigrant Life
- pp. 147-166
- 7. The Holocaust and World War II
- pp. 167-202
- 8. Israel and Zionism
- pp. 203-232
- 9. Contemporary Issues
- pp. 233-240
- 10. Famous Jews
- pp. 241-256
- 11. Judaism and Other Religions
- pp. 257-270
- National Jewish Book Award Winners
- pp. 273-278
- Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners
- pp. 279-284
- Titles by Recommended Reading Levels
- pp. 285-296
- Index by Title
- pp. 297-308
- Index by Author
- pp. 309-315
- Index by Illustrator
- pp. 316-319
- Index by Subject
- pp. 320-325
Additional Information
ISBN
9780827611214
Related ISBN(s)
9780827609037
MARC Record
OCLC
794700545
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No