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This vibrant and colourful novelty book offers a unique tool for familiarising children with the Jewish calendar. Covering all aspects of Jewish time, it introduces young readers ages 3 to 6 to night and day, the seven-day week, Shabbat, the Hebrew months and seasons and special dates. Young readers will have fun as they learn about Jewish time through interacting with the text. They can slide the sun down, pull the tab to light Shabbat candles, turn a wheel to watch three stars come out, play with reflections in the flame of the Havdalah candle, rotate the phases of the moon to find the new month, match each season with its Hebrew and English name, lift the flaps to learn Hebrew dates, and much, much more.

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9781580233118

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The highly successful creator of Jewish-themed toy and movable books introduces the concept of the Judaic lunar calendar to young children including terminology in both Hebrew and English for counting and naming the days of the week and months. Related vocabulary and observances surrounding the end of the week, Shabbat, are also provided along with transliterated portions to facilitate older children's reading of and learning Hebrew. The Jewish observance of sundown to sundown, why major holidays fall on a full moon, simple words for the four seasons and Hebrew dates are all clearly outlined in a large font. Packed with information and basic paper-engineering of spinning wheels, slides and flaps against a bright, bold, colorfully cheerful design, Sper's work includes detailed endpapers with the Hebrew alphabet/numbering system, transliterated together with critical pronunciation guidelines. She concludes on an appreciative note, quoting Psalm 90: Count our days with thanks and we will bring wisdom to the heart. (Picture book. 3-8) (Kirkus Reviews)

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