The stone lamp eight stories of Hanukkah through history

A collection of eight poems, each taking place on a different night of Hanukkah and following the history of Jews from twelfth-century England to twentieth-century Israel.

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Main Author: Hesse, Karen
Other Authors: Pinkney, J. Brian (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2003.
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Summary:A collection of eight poems, each taking place on a different night of Hanukkah and following the history of Jews from twelfth-century England to twentieth-century Israel.
Physical Description:32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:0786806192
0786825316 (library)
Author Notes:Karen Hesse (born on August 29, 1952 Baltimore, Maryland) is an American author of children's literature and literature for young adults. She studied theatre at Towson State College, and finished her undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland in English, Psychology, and Anthropology. In 1998 she won the Newbery Medal for her young adult novel, Out of the Dust.

Hesse lives in Vermont with her husband and two teen-aged daughters.

(Bowker Author Biography)