Joshua's Dream: A Journey to the Land of Israel - Hardcover

Sheila F. Segal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807404764 ISBN 13: 9780807404768

Publisher: Urj Press, 2012

Synopsis

Personalized through the history of one family, this revised and newly illustrated full-color primary reader introduces children to the pioneering spirit that created the modern State of Israel.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-4-- As Joshua looks through photographs in his family's album, he hears the stories of his Great-Aunt Rivka, a pioneer who went to Palestine in 1906 to "help make the desert bloom." Her experiences parallel the frustrations and successes that the early settlers encountered. Joshua dreams that he too will have a part in building the land. The book ends with the family taking a trip to Israel and the boy planting a tree in the Negev Desert. This revised edition is larger in format than the orginal (UAHC, 1985; o.p.) with bold, new full-color illustrations. Joshua has a more contemporary look, and appears older than the preschooler in the previous book. The story explains the concept of Zionism to young children--it is in no way a political treatise and does not attempt to present other points of view. It is successful in accomplishing what it sets out to do. --Micki S. Nevett, Temple Beth Emeth Library, Albany, NY
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Review:

"The answer to a parent’s prayer...the best children’s book I’ve ever seen about Israel." – Near East Report --z

About this edition

• Publisher: Urj Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0807404764
• ISBN 13: 9780807404768
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 26