הוצאת EERDMANS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
הספרים של הוצאת EERDMANS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
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In the year 72 C.E. after a four-year war between Rome and Judea, only one fortress remains to be taken: Masada, high above the Dead Sea in what is now Israel.
In this eloquent and unforgettable novel, historically based, we meet 17-year-old Simon ben Eleazar, son of the Jewish leader of the Z... |
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In the dark underbelly of Victorian London a boy named Joe scavenges for scraps in the rat-infested sewers of the East End. They call it ‘toshing’. / Viciously exploited by the women he knows as Mother – a monstrous criminal mastermind who controls everything in the boy’s small world - Joe ...
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Alice got two teddy bears as gifts from her grandmas. One bear was white and the other was brown. / Except for their colors, the bears were exactly the same. / Alice loved both of her bears, and didn’t really pay much attention when her grandmas argued over which one was her favorite. But when...
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After her mother's death, 13-year-old Clair refuses to speak and her minister father moves them from their comfortable existence to the wilds of northern Michigan to start a small mission and to begin a new life....
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Piper is a gentle dog, courageous and anxious to please. His mother told him to always obey his master, and he does his best to follow her advice. But when his grim new master treats Piper badly, he is terrified and runs away. Will his humble, quiet courage be better appreciated in the big c...
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Long ago, when hardly anyone knew how to read or write, people recited stories by heart. They sat around the hearth at night, telling of heroes and monsters, great battles fought, and fortunes made and lost. On feast days, they passed the harp around the room so that everyone could sing a poem. But ...
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The legend of Saint Christopher, first written in the thirteenth century, tells the story of a strong man named Offero, who wants to find the greatest ruler in all the world and to serve him as his bearer. Offero's search is in vain until a mysterious child at a riverside asks Offero to carry him ov...
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Even the best cat in the world doesn't live forever, and Victor is very sad when his beloved cat, Charlie, dies. His mother suggests getting a new cat, but Victor isn't so sure. Finally, when the vet tells Victor she has another cat that really needs a home, Victor agrees to give the new cat a chanc...
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Award-winning duo Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross team up again for this delightful book about growing up and letting go.
Colin is the smallest of his ten brothers and sisters, and oh, how his mother worries about him! She won't let him run and play. She insists that Colin sit quietly indoors -- u... |
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Saturday decides that there has to be more to life than clucking, scratching and pecking. He tries to do all the things that the other farmyard animals do until he sees the most magnificent creature of all, and discovers that a little chick can have a moment of glory too....
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Seventeen-year-old Leah Weiczynkowski, about to begin her senior year of high school, is on the brink of realizing her dream — playing soccer for the under-eighteen national team, her gateway to the World Cup and the Olympics. Everything she's worked for in her young life has been about this momen...
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Little Apple Goat is ordinary in every way -- except for one. Instead of munching on oats or grass or laundry left on the line, she prefers to eat fruit from the orchard.
But one stormy night, all of the fruit trees in the orchard are destroyed. The trunks are chopped down and the land is cleare... |
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Little ones understand why a small girl might be scared on a dark and stormy night, In this Christian retelling of a traditional rhyme, children travel along in her dream of a dangerous journey. They learn with the little girl to see signs that God is always near, watching over them and taking care ...
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Camille and her grandma have a special friendship. They have sleepovers, bake chocolate cupcakes together, go out shopping, and giggle at old photographs. But one day Grandma forgets Camille's name. Then she can't remember where to put her shoes.
Camille learns that her grandma is sick, but "n... |
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Nathan thinks the man who operates the elevator in his apartment building has the best job in the world – a job that Nathan himself dreams of having when he grows up. But the elevator man has dreams of his own, and when one day the building’s elevator is replaced with an automated version, Natha...
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With clear, simple language and sweet illustrations, this board book explains the meaning of one of the best-loved Christian prayers, the Hail Mary. Brief explanatory text relates the words of the prayer to young children’s everyday lives and teaches them how to talk to Mary like a mother.
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In this picture book biography of William Carlos Williams, Bryant's engaging prose and Sweet's stunning mixed-media illustrations celebrate the amazing man who found a way to earn a living and to honor his calling to be a poet. Full color....
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The Psalms express to God a whole range of emotions -- fear and sadness, joy and wonder, but also desire and regret, repentance and hope. This collection, adapted for young readers, provides a way for children to begin expressing their faith in God.
Vivid, colorful illustrations complement the... |
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"Are you a scientist?" I ask.
Marianne stops writing and looks up. "No, I’m not a scientist — I’m a poet." "Oh," I reply. I’ve never met a poet before. "What, exactly, does a poet do?" I ask her. "For me, being a poet begins with watching." On a trip to the zoo... |
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A major publishing event - two of the UK's outstanding prize-winning artists working together for the first timeThe legend of Gilgamesh is the oldest known story, pre-dating both The Bible and The Iliad. An epic story about a quest for immortality, it also includes a legend of the Flood that is rem...
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With clear, simple language and sweet illustrations, this board book explains the meaning of one of the best-loved Christian prayers, the Lord’s Prayer. Brief explanatory text relates the words of the prayer to young children’s everyday lives and teaches them how to talk to God like a father. ...
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Originally written in the early 1600s and in the native language of the Huron, this celebration of the age-old Christmas carol features lyrics in Huron, French, and English and a musical arrangement....
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It's 1776, and the Revolutionary War is raging. Fourteen-year-old Nathan Wade is a patriot, but he's too young to join the fight. Then his cousin David Bushnell comes to town with a secret. David has designed a water machine that can explode bombs underwater. And his mission is to launch it against ...
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Ben has always dreamed of becoming a cowboy, but after he and his family move from the West to New York City, they must give up their ranch. Then Ben learns that there are cowboys in New York City. Full color....
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In this sweet tale, a lovable polar bear named Nanuk and his mother are trying to get back home. After they wander into a nearby town looking for food they are captured by humans. How will they make it back to the Arctic plain? Full color....
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World War II has been over for a year but not for the Howard family. Eleven-year-old Annie worries about her daddy, who was declared missing in action, and her mama, who believes that her husband is dead. Then Annie's appendix bursts, and she's stuck in the hospital for over a month.
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Alice's big brother Oliver always has to win. But when Alice finally wins at the alphabet game on the way to Grandma Fox's house, Oliver is appalled and Dad is pleased that Alice has finally won a family game. Her prize is a visit to the fair....
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When she meets an adorable pig on her class's special outing to a farm, Alice decides that is what she wants most for her eighth birthday. She'd also like to learn to say the word "animal" properly so that her older brother Oliver will stop teasing her about it. Oliver is smart and talented, but Ali...
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After getting suspended from school, Ethan Oppenheimer is uprooted from his comfortable suburban life in Pennsylvania and sent to live in Washington, D.C., with grandparents he hardly knows. At Parker Junior High, he stands out as the only white student. Making friends there is difficult; fi...
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Year after year, Eli watches the solemn lighting of seven candles at his family's celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. On such a happy occasion, his parents and grandparents always seem sad, and Eli can't understand why.
Then one year Eli travels to Eastern Europe to learn more abo... |
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Eleven-year-old Emma is disappointed when her mother, a doctor, has to deliver a baby on Christmas Day. But when she arrives with Mama at the house, Emma realizes she isn't the only one whose Christmas has been interrupted.
With warm pencil-and-watercolor illustrations, this story offers a gli... |
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After getting suspended from school, Ethan Oppenheimer is uprooted from his comfortable suburban life in Pennsylvania and sent to live in Washington, D.C., with grandparents he hardly knows. At Parker Junior High, he stands out as the only white student. Making friends there is difficult; fi...
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Nine-year-old Simms is enormously wise, yet no one — not even his parents — will listen to him. Cricket, living a lonely life beneath the floorboards in Simms's room, worries about how he will reunite with his bride-to-be.
One winter's day, life changes for both cricket and boy when they d... |
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This unique, award-winning picture book delves into the mind of a young boy who is afraid of starting school.
Summer is nearly over. The old aunts have come to visit, and autumn is in the air. Everything is ready for Garmann's first day of school, but he is till nervous. And he can't believe t... |
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After her mother is killed by an explosion that also destroys her Vietnam village, four-year-old Kim is alone and afraid. Eventually, she is rescued by soldiers who bring her to an orphanage.
Surrounded by the love of the couple who run the orphanage, the companionship of the children who live... |
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