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Festivals

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No. of pages 32

Published: 2000

Great for age 5-18 years

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Jewish festivals are explained through a variety of methods including stories, poems and plays, eg the story of Esther (Festival of Purim), Hanukkha and Rosh Hoshanna. Each book contains explanatory notes, a festival calendar, a glossary and index.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Festivals .

There are 32 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Saviour Pirotta has written a wide range of fiction and non-fiction texts and won awards both here and in the US.

 

This book is in the following series:

Festivals

One can't fault the author of the festival tales series. -- TES Primary, December 00