The joy of discovery is how children learn. One who learns as a child, to what can he be likened To ink written on fresh paper [Mishna, Ethics of the Fathers, 4:20] For young children, every discovery is a wonder: They are fascinated by a strawberry growing or fruit turning into jelly. ...
לפרטים נוספיםRosalinda
With a single letter and some good will, Rosalinda and Aaron forge a bond and discover the power of friendship, in the spirit of the well-known phrase Two are better than one [Ecclesiastes, 4:9] Rosalinda and Aaron make readers encounter the feelings of loneliness, the desire and yearning ...
לפרטים נוספיםItamar Meets a Rabbit
Itamar thinks rabbits are very dangerous animals. He is so fearful of rabbits that he even refuses to look at pictures of them in books. This humorous story by leading Israeli writer David Grossman explores what happens when Itamar finds himself face to face in the woods with a real live rabbit - ...
לפרטים נוספיםWinston was Worried
We follow Winston the Dog with amusement when he is certain that everything always happens to him, and that his troubles are the worst in the world. But what would have happened had he taken a look around for a moment? Would he have noticed that some good things were happening to him too? The ...
לפרטים נוספיםA Sick Day for Amos McGee
What do friends do together? From a young age, people develop friendships and learn how to get to know different types of boys and girls. Some like thinking games, some like to race, some need a story to dispel the darkness, and some like to sit quietly next to a friend who keeps quiet alongside ...
לפרטים נוספיםThe Perfect Gift
Sometimes our wishes come true, but not exactly as we had hoped. The Perfect Gift presents us with the desire to make wishes come true, and the surprise one might feel when they finally do. It suggests that we find joy in moments of intimacy and collaboration: To live life as it is at all times. ...
לפרטים נוספיםThe Sleeping Language
If Hebrew has been sleeping for two thousand years, what of it? Let us wake it up and invent the words yozma [initiative], maghetz [iron], ptzatza [bomb], and rihut [furniture]. With the nib of a quill in fine penmanship He wrote kruvit [cauliflower] and glida [ice cream], He wrote ...
לפרטים נוספיםOne Last Thing before Bed
Colors, sounds, and children's creative thoughts fill the world. Nothing can be taken for granted. We can imagine, investigate, and ask questions. Todi, the protagonist in the book, presents us and her exhausted father the diverse thinking and amazing diversity in our world. Even Janusz Korczak, a ...
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