Sammy Spider's First Shavuot

by Sylvia A. Rouss, Katherine Janus Kahn (Illustrator)

Overview

"What's a recipe?" Sammy Spider asks his mother as he watches Mrs. Shapiro make blintzes for Shavuot. As Sammy follows the holiday preparations, young readers will learn how the Torah, which was given on Shavuot, is also a "recipe for life."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781512493801
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/07/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	17 MB
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Age Range:	3 - 9 Years

About the Author

Katherine Janus Kahn studied Fine Arts at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem and at the University of Iowa. She has illustrated many children's books including Kar-Ben's popular Sammy Spider series. She lives in Wheaton, Maryland.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 1- In this addition to the series, Sammy the spider learns about Shavuot, which "celebrates the time when God gave the Torah to Moses." He watches as the Shapiro family makes blintzes and reads parts of a small Torah scroll. The brightly colored paper-collage illustrations have child appeal, but may not be enough to overcome the nonexistent story line. As in the previous books, the text is centered on a concept, such as counting, colors, or shapes. This time, the words "first," "then," and "now" are repeated as Sammy chats with his mother and learns the concept of sequencing while they observe the holiday preparations. Jewish educators often bemoan the dearth of picture books about this particular celebration, but only those wishing to complete their set of the Sammy Spider tales will want to add this one to their collection. Barbara Diamond Goldin's A Mountain of Blintzes (Harcourt, 2001) is a better choice for Shavuot sharing.-Lisa Silverman, Sinai Temple Library, Los Angeles

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