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New
Jewish
Educational Resources:
Winter 2005
Including:
*Judaic children’s and
young adult literature
(in English)
*Israeli children’s and
young adult literature
(in Hebrew)
*350 of Jews in
*Purim: Sneak Preview
*Educational
Games/Textbooks/Software/CDs/DVDs
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Judaic
Literature: Early Childhood and
Lower
Elementary:
A to Z
Candy Kids by Menuchah
Beckerman (Beckerman)
$10.95 HC
Cats in
Crankytown by Menuchah
Beckerman (Beckerman)
$10.95 HC
Friends on
the Farm
by Menuchah Beckerman (Beckerman) $10.95 HC
Gift of Challahs by Yaffa Gottleib (Aura Printing) $11.95 HC
Hayyim’s Ghost retold by Eric A. Kimmel (Pitspopany) $16.95 HC/$9.95 SC
It’s Sukkah Time by Latifa
Berry Kropf (Kar-Ben) $10.95 HC
Kids’
Catalog of Hanukkah
by David A. Adler (JPS) $16.95 SC
Let’s Visit Israel by Judye
Groner (Kar-Ben)
$5.95 board book
Noah and the Ziz by Jacqueline Jules (Kar-Ben) $17.95 HC
Quest for
the Mysterious Cloth
(Mahrwood Press/Feldheim) $14.95 HC
Secret
Tunnel by
Joy Nelkin Wieder (Hachai) $7.95 SC
Serena’s Secrets by Rae Ann Harris and
David Weintraub (Pitspopany)
A
values
based story about being different written in English and Yiddish. $16.95
HC/$9.95 SC
Wise and Not So Wise: Ten Tales from the Rabbis selected and retold by Phillis Gershator (JPS) $15.95
What You
Will See Inside a Synagogue by Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman and Dr. Ron Wolfson (Jewish Lights) $17.99 HV
Judaic Literature:
Middle and Upper-Elementary
All About Motti and His
Adventures with Rebbe Mendel by
Nathan Sternfeld (Feldheim) $19.95 HC
Class-ified Information:
Goldie by
M.C. Millman (Jerusalem
Publications) $12.95
Dreams Come True Club by Tzivia
Bloom (Feldheim) $16.95 HC
Jewish
Sports Stories for Kids by Judy Labensohn (Pitspopany)
$16.95 HC/$12.95 SC
Room 210: A
Suspenseful Mystery
by N. Braun (Artscroll) $12.99 HC/ $9.99 SC
Six Million
Paper Clips: The Making of a Children’s Holocaust Memorial by Schroeder &
Schroeder-Hildebrand (Kar-Ben) $17.95 HC/$7.95 SC
Walking the
Bible: An Illustrated Journey for Kids Through the Greatest Stories Ever Told by Bruce Feiler (HarperCollins) $16.99 HC
Learning
Games:
Ha’Klaf Ha’Mitchalef - Alef Bet
Flashcards:
Each card
has a letter of
the alef-bet and a picture of an object that begins
with that letter. The Hebrew word for the picture is written under the picture.
As you hold the card in your hand and tilt it back and forth, you sometimes see
the letter and sometimes the picture.
A
wonderful, engaging, device for teaching Hebrew vocabulary and practicing
Hebrew reading. $12
Gefilte Fish Card Game: (A variation of ”Go Fish”)
“The
fun way to practice Hebrew letters. Playing “Gefilte Fish” improves Hebrew letter
recognition…
The game
contains cards of Hebrew letters including final letters and a “gefilte fish”
as the wild card. Beautiful, lively photos decorate each card.”
Hebrew Puzzles in 3 Dimensions:
Each
puzzle has 50 pieces.
The word in Hebrew is written next to the picture.
A
useful and attractive tool for building Hebrew vocabulary and practicing Hebrew
reading.
There are
four puzzles in the series: $17.95 each
Fruits
Vegetables
Animals
Transportation
Learning
the Alef-Bet: Selected Resources:
The Aleph Bet Story by Lily Yacobi and Diana Yacobi (Sarah and David Publications) $15.95 SC
A
creative and entertaining approach to learning the letters of the alef-bet.
Alef-Bet Bingo (JET) $8.95
A
useful and engaging vehicle for reinforcing letter recognition.
Kubesonim (Mimo Design
Educational
craft cubes of the alef-bet. Involves
coloring, practicing writing the letter of the alef-bet
and building the flat cardboard letter sheet into a cube. The cubes can
then serve as an effective, interactive tool for practicing the letters of the alef-bet and building words. $9.95
Judaic
Computer Software: New Releases
Parasha Challenge
(Davka) $19.95
Exciting Chumash quiz
game featuring over 500 questions on Sefer Bereshit.
Designed for one or two
players.
Tests player’s basic knowledge of events described
in Sefer Bereishit.
“Featuring over 500 multiple choice questions, the
game includes questions on basic content, as well as interpretations
Charts “with
a twist”:
These
charts each measure 8 ½” x 11 ½” . They are colorfully
illustrated and printed on heavy stock.
As you
hold the chart in your hand and tilt it from one side to another, different
pictures appear.
There are
three charts in the series:
Birkat HaMazon
Al Ha’Michya
Kriat Shema Al Ha’Mita
$9.95 each
350 Years
of American Jewish History
11 Videos
on American Jewry; $19.95 each
1.
The
Trapdoor:
“ow
Jewish Settlers in
2.
The
Pugnacious Sailing Master
“The story of Uriah P. Levy, who eventually disposed of corporal
punishment in the United States Navy. The film depicts the anti-Semitism shown to him
by crew members, and how he refused to conceal his Jewish origin or be meek in
the face of their tauntings. Uriah
P. Levy later became a Commodore in the United States Navy.”
3.
The Red Box
“A dramatization of an
episode in the life of Gershom Seixas,
a rabbi who lived during the American Revolution and fought for freedom through
his religious beliefs.”
4.Where We Came From
“A conversation documentary featuring prominent
American who reminisce about their European Jewish
heritage and its influence on their lives and work.”
5.
No Wreath
and No Trumpet
The story of Emma Lazarus. Includes the New Colussus
6.
Call It
Sleep
“Based on the novel of the same name by Henry
Roth, the film dramatizes the story of a Russian-Jewish child who arrives in
7.
The Search
“The story of Lillian Wald
and the inner drive and human compassion that led her to establish the world’s
first visiting nurse service.”
8.
Rendezvous
with Freedom
“A sweeping chronicle of
American Jewish History from 1654 through more than 300 years.”
9.
Mr.
Flanagan, The Chaplain and Mr. Lincoln“The story of the first Jewish
chaplain in the Union army.”
10.
The Gift
“How Judah Touro freed a
slave and learned the gift of freedom.”
11.
“A lively, often humorous
cross-section of American Jews as they see themselves in a series of informal
“Man/Woman-in-the-street” interviews. The two Israelis who made the film for Israeli TV
pose questions about Jewish identity and assimilation, insecurity
vis-à-vis non-Jews, and attitudes toward
350 Years
of American Jewish History: Textbooks:
Challenge
and Change: Early Settlement Through Central European Migration by
Dr. Shelly Kapnek Rosenberg (Behrman)
“A concise presentation of the early years
of American Jewish history, combining thematic and chronological explorations
of events from the expulsion from
Grade
level: 7 – 9
Complimentary
Teaching Guide
Challenge and
Change 2: History of the Jews in
Civil War
through the Rise of Zionism
“The
second volume in the Challenge and Change
series picks up with the Civil War and ends with the role Americans played in
Grade
level: 7 – 9
Complimentary
Teaching Guide
350 Years
of American Jewish History: Source
From Haven
to Home: 350 Year of Jewish Life in America edited by Michael W. Grunberger (Library of Congress)
“From
Haven to Home brings together an eminent group of historians who take stock of
American Jewish life, from the arrival of the first small group in
Includes historical photographs, maps and
manuscripts. $50 HC
L’Chaim! To Jewish Life in America Celebrating
From 1654 until Today by
Susan Goldman Rubin ( Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,published in association with The Jewish Museum)
“ Brimming with photographs, paintings. Memorabilia, and numerous artifacts from The Jewish Museum
and other sources, this book provides an intriguing and thoughtful overview of
the Jewish experience in
New Storybooks
for Purim:
The Mystery
Bear: A Purim Story
by Leone Adelson
(Clarion
“Little Bear is hungry. It doesn’t matter to him
that the people at the party are wearing funny costumes and making lots of
noise, as long as he can help himself to fruit and honey and hamantaschen. And it doesn’t matter to the happy revelers
at the Purim celebration that they don’t recognize the short person in the bear
suit. Is it Peshel the pickle seller? Heshel the
herring man? Who cares, as long as he joins in the fun!”
The Purim
Costume
by Penninah Schram (URJ Press) $13.95 HC
“In this heartwarming contemporary tale of
Purim…the complete story of Purim is framed by the experience of a modern-day
child.
Rebecca is tired of dressing up as Queen Esther
for Purim every year. Her mother suggests many options, but none appeal to
Rebecca. Finally, her mother suggest Vashti. As Rebecca considers this unusual choice and
watches the Purim-spiel, she comes to realize just how important Vashti is. …If Vashti had danced
for the king as he had requested, Esther would not have been able to be the new
queen. So we have to thank Vashti for helping to save
the Jewish people,too”
Israeli
Children’s Literature:Elementary
Achat U’Shtayim by Tamar Mor-Sela (HaKibbutz HaMiuchad)
$14.95 HC
Bina Nosaat
Mi’Binyamina by Yona Teper (HaKibbutz HaMiuchad)
$14.95
HC
Mi Makir Et Bilbi
Bat-Gerev (Pippi Longstocking)
by Astrid Lingren and Ingrid Nyman
(Am Oved)
$12.95
Poof Holech LiHistaper by Nomi Ben-Gur (HaKibbutz HaMiuchad)
$12.95
HC
Poof Motzeh Chaverim by Nomi Ben-Gur (HaKibbutz HaMiuchad)
$12.95
HC
Sippur Megillat
Esther
adapted by Anat Umanski (Litom)
$10.95
“Kaspion” easy board
books for preschool
by Paul Kor
(Kinneret)
$7.95 each
Milim Rishonot
Im Kaspion:
Misparim
Tzvaim
Hafachim
Israeli
Children’s Literature: Intermediate/Advanced Level
Banot Ohavot by Elli Raveh (Korim) $11.95
Bayit Al Galgalim by Raya
Blatman (Keter) $15.95
HaKrav Neged
HaStreptokok HaRasha by Galila
Ron-Feder
(Modan) $12.95
Minheret HaZman:
Chayal U’Mishorer (#28) by Galila
Ron-Feder
(Modan) $13.95
Minheret HaZman:
Mishpat Dreyfuss (#29)
by Galila
Ron-Feder (Modan) $13.95
Mivtza Barak
VaRaam by Galila Ron-Feder (Modan) $12.95
Miragel B’Toch
HaBayit by Batya Gur (Keter) $14.95
New to
our collection:
Achoti HaGedola
MiKulam by Uzi Ben Knaan (Keter)
$12.95
Du Krav by David Grossman (HaKibbutz HaMiuchad) $16.95
Hayalda Robin Hood by Nurit
Zarchi (Poalim)
$12.95
Yaldat Chutz by Nurit
Zarchi (Zmora Bitan) $12.95
Atlases
of the World in Hebrew:
Atlas Rishon L’Yeladim (Modan) $19.95
Atlas Encyclopedi Shel Ha’Olam (Mapa) $53.95
Naomi Shemer Songbook and CD:
Simanei Derech:
121 Shirim Nivcharim $39.95
121 Selected Songs
Full text – Hebrew and transliteration c
Chords and notes
Accompanying CD
New CDs:
Let’s
Celebrate CD
“Includes songs and stories celebrating
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simhat Torah, Hanukah, Purim and Passover. Debbie Friedman performs thirteen of her
own original songs as well as seven traditional holiday pieces. The CD also
includes classic retellings of the Hanukkah and Purim stories and two classic
folktales.”
ShirLala Shabbat Sing with Shabbat with Shira
Kline
“outrageously
hip Jewish rock”
Songs include: “Shabbat Bamba”, “Chicken in the Pot”,
“Ki
Eshemera Shabbat”, “Sim
Shalom” and many more.
$18.50
Shlock Rock for Kids: We’re in
the Band $18.50
World of Middos: Bereishis -
2 CD set $18.50
World of Middos: Chumash Shemos
– 2 CD set - $18.50
New DVDs:Preschool and Elementary:
Alef Bet – Barney - $24.95
Alef Bet…Blast-Off! 4 in 1:
$39.95
Chanukah Mitzvah
The Whole Megillah
Lights of Freedom – Passover
A Whale of a New Year – Rosh Hashanah
Bou Nidamyen
Im Barney - $24.95
Dudu Fisher’s Kindergarten –
Volume 1 $24.95
Dudu Fisher’s Kindergarten –
Volume 4 $24.95
Eizeh Kef BaYam - $24.95
HaKeves HaShisha
Asar - $24.95
Kaspion - $24.95
Kofiko l - $24.95
Kofiko ll - $24.95
Maaseh B’Chamisha
Balonim - $24.95
Meah Shirim
Rishonim l - $24.95
Meah Shirim
Rishonim ll - $24.95
Rambam Cures the King: A Story
from the Life of Maimonides $19.95
Shirim K’tanim:
Hebrew Song Festival - $24.95
Silly Tales
of Chelm and Other Stories $24.95
Sippurei HaTanach - $24.95
Sod HaShokolad - $24.95
Tuli Bilbuli - $24.95
Utz Li Gutz
Li -
$24.95
New
Textbooks from Behrman House:
Count Me In:
Jewish Wisdom in Action by Gila Gevirtz
“Pre-teens
and teens explore Jewish values through the lens of their daily lives, for example
when to help a friend or to care for themselves… Includes a rich array of traditional stories,
source material from sacred texts – both Biblical and Talmudic – critical
thinking activities, interactive features, practical ideas to help introduce students
to the ethical underpinnings of Judaism, and guidance in applying what they
have learned to real-life situations.”
Shalom Uvrachah Express
by
“Designed
especially for schools with limited time for Hebrew instruction,Shalom Uvrachah Express quickly
and effectively teaches decoding skills from key cultural words. “
Grade
level 2 -4
New Mishnayot Series from Torah Umesorah:
Includes: Masechtot: Megillah, Succah, Rosh Hashanah, Beitzah, Avos $7 each/Avos: $8
“A new series which consists of five Masechtos of Mishnayos that is
geared specifically to children, to aid them in their learning.
Some
of the many features of this series include: