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Books published by publisher Kar-Ben

  • The Sounds of My Jewish Year

    Marji Gold-Vukson, Suzanne Urban

    eBook (Kar-Ben, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Preschoolers can explore the Jewish holidays with familiar sounds--the "sizzle, sizzle" of potato latkes on Hanukkah, the "crunch, crunch" of matzah on Passover, and more.
  • On Sukkot And Simchat Torah

    Cathy Goldberg Fishman, Melanie W. Hall

    Hardcover (Kar-Ben Pub, June 13, 2006)
    A family celebrates Sukkot and Simchat Torah, introducing the traditional ways these holidays are celebrated.
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  • Always an Olivia: A Remarkable Family History

    Carolivia Herron, Jeremy Tugeau

    Hardcover (Kar-Ben Pub, Oct. 1, 2007)
    During the Inquistion in fifteenth-century Spain, when a Jewish family flees to Portugal, then to Venice, their young daughter is captured by Barbary pirates, who attempt to ransom her in North Africa, but with the help of the military, she escapes to the Geechee Islands near Georgia, where her children marry into families of African descent.
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  • The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story

    Jacqueline Jules

    Hardcover (Kar-Ben Pub, July 1, 2001)
    The Ziz, a huge bird that is clumsy but good-hearted, accidentally destroys a vegetable garden, and when he asks God for advice he learns the importance of apologizing.
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  • What's the Buzz?: Honey for a Sweet New Year

    Allison Ofanansky, Eliyahu Alpern

    Hardcover (Kar-Ben Pub, Sept. 1, 2011)
    A class in Israel tours a farm to learn how honey is made and used to celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah.
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  • Thank You, God! A Jewish Child's Book of Prayers

    Judyth Groner, Madeline Wikler, Shelly O. Haas

    Hardcover (Kar-Ben Pub, June 1, 1993)
    Presents common Jewish prayers and blessings in English and Hebrew with simple transliterations
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  • Jewish Holiday Games for Little Hands

    Ruth Esrig Brinn, Sally Springer

    Paperback (Kar-Ben Pub, Aug. 1, 1995)
    Presents simple games to celebrate each of the major Jewish holidays. Includes glossary and summaries of the holidays.
  • Dinosaur On Hanukkah

    Diane Levin Rauchwerger, Jason Wolff

    Hardcover (Kar-Ben Pub, May 16, 2005)
    A dinosaur comes to a young boy's house to join him in celebrating Hanukkah.
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  • Before We Eat: A Thank You Prayer

    Jacqueline Jules, Melissa Iwai

    Board book (Kar-Ben Pub, Jan. 1, 2010)
    In a board book complemented by cheerful, colorful illustrations, a young child says the "Motzi," a traditional Jewish prayer of thanksgiving.
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  • Passover Around the World

    Tami Lehman-Wilzig

    Paperback (Kar-Ben, Aug. 16, 2007)
    SOftcover book that explains how passover is celebrated world wide and the differnces & similarities.
  • My First Yiddish Word Book

    Joni Kibort Sussman, Pepi Marzel

    Hardcover (Kar-Ben Pub, Feb. 1, 2009)
    Introduces little ones to basic Yiddish vocabulary, presenting each concept with a bright picture, the Yiddish word, and the translation and transliteration.
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  • Six Million Paper Clips: The Making of a Children's Holocaust Memorial

    Peter W. Schroeder, Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand

    Hardcover (Kar-Ben Pub, Nov. 1, 2004)
    Describes the efforts of middle school students from the rural Tennessee town of Whitwell to create a Holocaust memorial based on a collection of millions of paper clips intended to represent all of the victims exterminated by the Nazis.
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