The Language of Angels
A Story About the Reinvention of Hebrew
Published on 21. February 2017
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-58089-636-8 (ISBN)
Description
2018 Sydney Taylor Book Award
2017 National Jewish Book Award
In 1885, few Jews in Israel used the holy language of their ancestors, and Hebrew was in danger of being lost-until Ben Zion and his father got involved. Through the help of his father and a community of children, Ben modernized the ancient language, creating a lexicon of new, modern words to bring Hebrew back into common usage. Historically influenced dialogue, engaging characters, and colorful art offer a linguistic journey about how language develops and how one person's perseverance can make a real difference.
Influenced by illuminated manuscripts, Karla Gudeon's illustrations bring Ben Zion-and the rebirth of Hebrew-to life.
A compelling emotional journey - Publisher's Weekly
A lively introduction to the work of a Hebrew language scholar and lover-and his family - Kirkus Reviews
A perfect resource for religious school collections and public library language shelves - Booklist
Hebrew teachers and students in Jewish schools will welcome this gorgeous new picture book about how the language developed and the impact of one person's perseverance on an entire people - School Library Journal
2017 National Jewish Book Award
In 1885, few Jews in Israel used the holy language of their ancestors, and Hebrew was in danger of being lost-until Ben Zion and his father got involved. Through the help of his father and a community of children, Ben modernized the ancient language, creating a lexicon of new, modern words to bring Hebrew back into common usage. Historically influenced dialogue, engaging characters, and colorful art offer a linguistic journey about how language develops and how one person's perseverance can make a real difference.
Influenced by illuminated manuscripts, Karla Gudeon's illustrations bring Ben Zion-and the rebirth of Hebrew-to life.
A compelling emotional journey - Publisher's Weekly
A lively introduction to the work of a Hebrew language scholar and lover-and his family - Kirkus Reviews
A perfect resource for religious school collections and public library language shelves - Booklist
Hebrew teachers and students in Jewish schools will welcome this gorgeous new picture book about how the language developed and the impact of one person's perseverance on an entire people - School Library Journal
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Watertown
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Fourth Grade, Interest Age: From 5 to 9 years
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58089-636-8 (9781580896368)
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