{"product_id":"the-story-of-hanukkah-isbn-9780823425471","title":"The Story of Hanukkah","description":"\u003cb\u003eHanukkah  is a wonderful time filled with games, food, family, and fun. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's  also  the celebration of an ancient miracle, and retelling and   remembering  the story of  that miracle is an essential part of the   holiday, for  young and old. The story of the courageous Maccabees is  retold in simple yet dramatic text, accompanied by vibrant paintings of  the battle, the Temple of Jersualem, and the oil which miraculously  burned for eight long nights. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA traditional recipe for latkes  is included, as are directions for the dreidel game, for readers who  want to continue the festivities at home.\"An excellent introduction to the holiday.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The simple, accessible text is enhanced by acrylic spreads in rich, warm colors that bring both solemnity and excitement to the story. With so much holiday hoopla focusing on less historical, more celebratory aspects of Hanukkah, it is good to have a book that tells it like it was.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The events commemorated in the holiday of Hanukkah are retold simply for  young ears by prolific children's author Adler . . . Weber's full-spread color  illustrations, with an emphasis on traditional holiday blue, convey the  epic scope of the story . . . [a] family-oriented book designed to impart traditions.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDavid A. Adler has won many awards, including a Sydney Taylor Book Award, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor,the New York Knickerbocker Award, a Golden Kite Honor, and an Orbis Pictus Award Honor. You can visit his website at www.davidaadler.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jill Weber is a children's book illustrator and a book designer. Her paintings for Eric A. Kimmel's retelling of \u003ci\u003eEven Higher \u003c\/i\u003ewere praised by Kirkus Reviews for their \"guileless charm,\" and the book received an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award. She lives in New Hampshire.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305367851237,"sku":"NP9780823425471","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823425471.jpg?v=1767741682","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-story-of-hanukkah-isbn-9780823425471","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}