Margeaux Lucas
Author
Publisher
Apples & Honey Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This true story of the first woman ever ordained as a rabbi -- in Germany in 1935 -- will inspire children to pursue their dreams and to persist in the face of challenges. Written by Rabbi Sandy Sasso, the first Reconstructionist woman rabbi in the United States, the book also features an Afterword with historical context about the Nazi Germany setting and about the female ordinations in the various Jewish movements."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Apples & Honey Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Judy Kaplan, daughter of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, was the first girl in America to have a bat mitzvah ceremony. Judy's true story of courage and curiosity will inspire girls to stay true to themselves and challenge the status quo"--
Author
Publisher
Kane Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
A boy with an amazing sense of smell becomes the "Family Nose" when his parents and siblings all come down with colds and cannot smell disgusting and dangerous odors around the house. Includes facts and activities related to the sense of smell.
Author
Publisher
Kalaniot Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In this...story, we follow Daniel as he tries to find out where his parents are going and what's inside the mysterious boxes they're carrying. Daniel's imagination runs wild--could there be a new baseball and glove inside? A giant birthday cake? A new toy car? As it turns out, Daniel learns much more than what's in those boxes--he learns the true meaning of giving."--
13) My pinkie finger
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A child describes some of the ways that show how much he has grown.
15) Rachel's roses
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In the Lower East Side of Manhattan during the early 1900s, third-grader Rachel's mother boldly starts her own dressmaking business and Rachel discovers the perfect way to set herself apart from tagalong little sister Hannah on Rosh Hashanah.
Author
Language
English
Description
Abby has asthma, but that doesn't stop her from wanting to run in the big race. Although she is pretty fast, sometimes she may cough or wheeze and have an asthma attack. Jason, a boy in her class, teases her about her asthma and suggests she enter the pie-eating contest instead. But Abby is determined not only to run in the race, but to win it as well. With her doctor's approval and recommendations, she exercises every day with her father, takes her...
Author
Series
Calliope Day adventures volume 3
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
While trying to discover who left a love poem in Noreen's ice cream during a blackout at the roller rink, fourth-grader Calliope Day learns some very interesting facts about boys.
18) Jane Goodall
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This Little Golden Book about Dr. Jane Goodall--the world's leading expert on chimpanzees and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, which protects chimpanzees and their habitats--is an inspiring read-aloud for young animal lovers"--