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Alef is for Abba
Alef is for Abba
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Item Number:
15056
Author:
Rebecca Kafka
Illustrator:
Constanza Basaluzzo
Ages:
2-6
Grades:
PreK-1
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Kids learn twenty Hebrew words that start with alef, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, in this unusual "flip book." From one side mom (a word that starts with alef in Hebrew) goes through a typical day with her little one doing all things that start with alef, while from the "flip side," dad (the Hebrew word for dad also starts with alef) does the same. The family meets in the middle.
ISBN: 978-1-4677-2156-1 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-4677-2157-8 (Paperback)
eBooks/audio eBooks available for Amazon Kindle as well as most other e-readers.
Full-Color Illustrations
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24 pages
9 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches
"This two-in-one flip book features the story
Alef is for Abba
. Turn the book upside down and
Alef is for Ima
is on the other side. Hebrew words that begin with the letter
alef
are included on each page. The Hebrew word, the transliteration, and the definition are listed. Most of the words are items in the house such as
or
(light) and
oniyah
(boat) or in everyday life as
adom
(red) or
ochel
(food). The bright, primary-colored illustrations portray characters in activities defining the words. A simple book that will appeal to young children learning Hebrew." --
AJL Newsletter
"Writing an ABC book has its challenges, as the end of the book may involve a xylophone, yogurt and a zebra; Kafka's story is refreshingly unarbitrary.
Fortunately, the author had to work with only one letter of the alphabet, the Hebrew letter
Alef
. The book presents two back-to-back stories about a father and a mother,
Abba
and
Ima
in Hebrew, both of which begin with
Alef
, as do all the Hebrew words that follow. (Each word appears three times: in Hebrew characters, Romanized Hebrew and English.) Each story follows the family from morning till night. The one focusing on
Ima
begins with light (
or
) shining through the window and ends with a big meal (
aruchah
) after dark. Even the odder word choices are appropriate and can be strangely moving. Nose (
af
) shows up when the mother rubs noses with her son at bedtime. And happiness (
osher
) is represented by toys strewn all over the floor and the furniture. After children read about
Abba
(or
Ima
), they then flip the book over for the other story. The word choices mostly avoid stereotypes, but it's too bad that only
Abba
gets to leave the house;
Ima
is busy cooking. Basaluzzo's brightly colored illustrations are charming without being sentimental.
How fortuitous that the last three words all start with
Alef
; they are: '
Ani ohev otchah
! I love you!' " --
Kirkus Reviews
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