Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi. Includes a recipe for latkes.
Uses the story of the white whale to teach twelve related words, each appearing alongside a photograph of needle-felted objects. On board pages.
12) One candle
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Every year a family celebrates Hanukkah by retelling the story of how Grandma and her sister managed to mark the day while in a German concentration camp.
14) The blessing cup
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
A single china cup from a tea set left behind when Jews were forced to leave Russia helps hold a family together through generations of living in America, reminding them of the most important things in life.
15) Naming Liberty
Author
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
In parallel stories, a Ukrainian Jewish family prepares to emigrate to the United States in the late 1800s, and Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designs, raises funds for, and builds the Statue of Liberty in honor of the U.S. centennial.
Author
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
c1992.
Language
English
Description
Larnel doesn't know his neighbor, Mrs. Katz, very well, until he asks her to adopt an abandoned kitten. Mrs. Katz agrees on one condition: that Larnel help her take care of the kitten she names Tush. When Larnel starts spending more and more time with Mrs. Katz to help with Tush, Mrs. Katz tells him stories about coming to America from Poland and about the good times she spent with her late husband. As Larnel grows to love Mrs. Katz, he also learns...
Author
Publisher
Tricycle
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
After learned about the Jewish tradition of tzedakah boxes, Dalia shares her knowledge with her younger brother, Yossi, by telling him what her savings can help to provide for someone in need. Includes a note about the history and customs of tzedakah boxes.
In Interlibrary Loan
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Orem Public Library can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup. NOTE: WILL REQUIRE A POSTAGE FEE
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? You can put in a request for us to add it to the collection. Submit Request