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Wendy's Shabbat Delver Deeper Reading List Nonfiction For Younger Readers

Nonfiction For Younger Readers

Adelman, Penina V. The JGirl’s Guide: The Young Jewish Woman’s Handbook for Coming of Age. Woodstock: Jewish Lights, 2005.
The JGirl’s Guide is the first-of-its-kind book of practical, real-world advice using Judaism as a compass for the journey through adolescence. A fun survival guide for coming of age, it explores the wisdom and experiences of rabbis, athletes, writers, scholars, musicians, and great Jewish thinkers.

Bernhard, Durga. Around the World in One Shabbat: Jewish People Celebrate the Sabbath Together. Woodstock: Jewish Lights, 2011.
From Israel to Thailand, from Ethiopia to Argentina, you and your children are invited to share the diverse Sabbath traditions that come alive in Jewish homes and synagogues around the world each week – and to celebrate life with Jewish people everywhere.

Fishman, Cathy Goldberg. On Shabbat. New York: Atheneum Books, 2001.
Offers young readers and insightful overview of the history and traditions of the weekly Jewish holiday of Shabbat, the observation of God’s day of rest after creating the universe.

Newman, Lesléa. Here Is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays. New York: Abrams Books, 2014.
Here Is the World is a joyous celebration of the Jewish holidays throughout the year for young children. Beginning with the weekly observance of Shabbat, readers join a family through the holidays and the corresponding seasons. From sounding the shofar on Rosh Hashanah to lighting the menorah for Chanukah to rattling a grogger for Purim, and on through the Jewish year, the joy and significance of each holiday beautifully come to life.

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