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Avram's Gift
A shofar story for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for readers ages 7-11, AVRAM'S GIFT is an endearing tale about discovering one's roots and making dreams come true. Award-winning illustrator Laurie McGaw brings the story to life with appealing and realistic images throughout the book. Eight-year-old Mark has two wishes: To become a shofar-blower—just like his  High Holiday hero—and to make that photograph of his great-great-grandfather Avram disappear from the hallway in his new home. When the family gathers for Rosh Hashanah, though, Mark discovers that his own desire to blow the shofar is actually linked to a hope that the unsmiling man in the photograph once had.  AVRAM'S GIFT  is a charming portrait of  a family and how their lives—past and present—mingle to make  wishes come true. Directions for blowing a shofar and a recipe for honey cake are included.
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Avram's Gift
A shofar story for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for readers ages 7-11, AVRAM'S GIFT is an endearing tale about discovering one's roots and making dreams come true. Award-winning illustrator Laurie McGaw brings the story to life with appealing and realistic images throughout the book. Eight-year-old Mark has two wishes: To become a shofar-blower—just like his  High Holiday hero—and to make that photograph of his great-great-grandfather Avram disappear from the hallway in his new home. When the family gathers for Rosh Hashanah, though, Mark discovers that his own desire to blow the shofar is actually linked to a hope that the unsmiling man in the photograph once had.  AVRAM'S GIFT  is a charming portrait of  a family and how their lives—past and present—mingle to make  wishes come true. Directions for blowing a shofar and a recipe for honey cake are included.
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Avram's Gift

Avram's Gift

by Margie Blumberg
Avram's Gift
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Avram's Gift

Avram's Gift

by Margie Blumberg

Overview

A shofar story for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for readers ages 7-11, AVRAM'S GIFT is an endearing tale about discovering one's roots and making dreams come true. Award-winning illustrator Laurie McGaw brings the story to life with appealing and realistic images throughout the book. Eight-year-old Mark has two wishes: To become a shofar-blower—just like his  High Holiday hero—and to make that photograph of his great-great-grandfather Avram disappear from the hallway in his new home. When the family gathers for Rosh Hashanah, though, Mark discovers that his own desire to blow the shofar is actually linked to a hope that the unsmiling man in the photograph once had.  AVRAM'S GIFT  is a charming portrait of  a family and how their lives—past and present—mingle to make  wishes come true. Directions for blowing a shofar and a recipe for honey cake are included.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780985081423
Publisher: MB Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 01/29/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 55
File size: 7 MB
Age Range: 9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Margie Blumberg is the author of Is There Life After Chocolate? and Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times, 21 Activities. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Laurie McGaw has illustrated many books for children, including African Princess, The Illustrated Father Goose, Journey to Ellis Island, Polar the Titanic Bear, Something to Remember Me By, and To Be a Princess. She lives near Toronto, Ontario.
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