Jane Yolen
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Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she-- and we--need to remember the past.
3) Stone angel
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While trying to escape with her family from the Nazis, a young Jewish French girl feels protected by angels.
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When sixth-grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic are blacked out he is outraged, so he, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship imposed by one teacher and the school board.
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A collection of poems for children with the various themes of self, family, going outside, and when it is time for bed. This exuberant celebration of poetry is an essential book for every young one's library and a georgeous gift to be both shared and treasured. Sit back and savor a superb collection of more than sixty poems by a wide range of talented writers, from Margaret Wise Brown to Gertrude Stein, Langston Hughes to A. A. Milne. Greeting the...
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A cumulative nursery rhyme about the chain of events that started when Jack built a house.
With methods of eating and manners that are all toofamiliar, these mischievous dinosaurs offer an entertaining guide to table manners, and a reminder that positive and pleasant mealtime behavior gets the best results.
In Bugs! bugs! bugs! these whimsical verses are sure to inform and entertain little bug lovers. Includes bug facts in "Meet the bugs".
With...