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Here is the world a year of Jewish holidays

"Here Is The World is a joyous celebration for young children of Jewish holidays through the year. Beginning with the weekly observance of Shabbat, readers join a family in celebrating the holidays and the corresponding seasons."--Book jacket.

Main Author:	Newman, Lesléa.
Other Authors:	Gal, Susan (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Subjects:	Fasts and feasts > Judaism > Juvenile nonfiction. Jewish crafts > Juvenile nonfiction. Jewish cooking > Juvenile nonfiction.

Summary:	"Here Is The World is a joyous celebration for young children of Jewish holidays through the year. Beginning with the weekly observance of Shabbat, readers join a family in celebrating the holidays and the corresponding seasons."--Book jacket.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN:	9781419711855 1419711857
Author Notes:	Lesléa Newman is the author of over 80 books for children and adults. She has received many awards, including two Stonewall Book Awards honors, the National Jewish Book Award ( Gittel's Journey ), fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Book Award, a Sydney Taylor Book Award and Honor, the Highlights for Children Fiction Writing Award, and the James Baldwin Award for Cultural Achievement, among many others. Nine of her books have been Lambda Literary Award finalists. She is also a popular guest lecturer at college campuses across the country, and currently she is a faculty mentor at Spalding University's School of Creative and Professional Writing.

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