One Yellow Daffodil: A Hanukkah Story |
Publication Information
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Author: Adler, David |
Illustrator: Bloom, Lloyd |
Title: One Yellow Daffodil: A Hanukkah Story |
Date: 1995 |
Publisher: Gulliver Books/Harcourt Brace & Co. |
City: San Diego, CA |
ISBN, paperback: 0-15-200537-4 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
fiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
Morris Kaplan, a Holocaust survivor, owns a flower shop that two children visit each Friday to buy Sabbath flowers. The children are surprised to learn that their friend Morris hasn't celebrated Hanukkah since his childhood. They insist that he join their family, which he reluctantly does. The family's kindness and generosity helps Morris to embrace the traditional celebrations of his childhood again and to remember. |
Teaching Ideas: |
This is a sweet, sad story that rings true. The illustrations are exquisite. It could go in text sets about WWII, life in the city, holidays. The teacher could use newspaper clippings about "revisionists" along with several books about the Holocaust to lead explorations of basic questions about the study of history: How do we know what really happened in the past? How can we ascertain peoples' biases? The book can also be used to teach about Judaism, as it contains some vocabulary and symbolism that are part of the Jewish faith.
www.remember.org, www.judaism.miningco.com/religion/judaism |
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