BOOKS THAT ILLUMINATE MEANING OF HANUKKAH.Byline: Providence Journal-Bulletin The number of good Hanukkah books for children is so low that any year in which we get a good one instantly qualifies as a good year. So, it's a good year. Patricia Polacco, she of the Russian babushka and sparkling colors set against snowy Michigan backdrops, has produced ``The Trees of the Dancing Goats'' (Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. ; $16), in which she once again chronicles a piece of her family history in order to illuminate the meaning of a holiday. As her family celebrates Hanukkah, preparing to light the candles and give gifts and feast, neighboring farm families fall victim to scarlet fever scarlet fever or scarlatina, an acute, communicable infection, caused by group A hemolytic streptococcal bacteria (see streptococcus) that produce an erythrogenic toxin. . The families are too ill to undertake their traditional Christmas festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. , so Polacco's family - secure in its health and its ability to observe Hanukkah - decides to help. They decorate small pine trees with the dancing goats Grandpa has carved from wood and painted as gifts for his grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. . They fill food baskets and quietly leave their offerings in their neighbors' homes. The best Hanukkah books of recent years have been able to relate this Jewish holiday
A Jewish holiday or Jewish Festival is a day or series of days observed by Jews as a holy or secular commemoration of an important event in Jewish history. to Christmas and Christians, making it clear that the spirit of the two holidays - both based on a miracle - can not only coexist, but supplement each other. Elsewhere on the Hanukkah front, we have: ``The Ugly Menorah menorah Multibranched candelabra used by Jews during the festival of Hanukkah. It holds nine candles (or has nine receptacles for oil). Eight of the candles stand for the eight days of Hanukkah—one is lit the first day, two the second, and so on. ,'' by Marissa Moss (FSG See Linux Foundation. ; $14). Rachel loves her family's silver menorah, and doesn't understand why her grandmother celebrates Hanukkah using a plain slab of wood with tin cylinders to hold the candles. It's clear from the beginning that Rachel will learn that emotional attachments - her grandfather made the menorah early in his marriage because he couldn't afford to buy one - make things beautiful. ``While the Candles Burn,'' by Barbara Diamond Goldin, art by Elaine Greenstein (Viking; $15.99). These eight stories come from many countries and centuries. The idea is, you read one story each night of Hanukkah. They're short, interesting and fun. |
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