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Helping Japan Auction- Lot of 4 Books! LAST CHANCE!

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If you are new to our Helping Japan Auction, you can read the announcement post here. You can also find all of the Auction Posts here. As lesson plans editor, I have had the opportunity to review some great books. Now, I would like to put them all together in a nice little package for you to bid on and help out Japan while receiving some amazing reads! Here is a list of the books along with my reviews.

Live More, Want Less ; 52 Ways to Find Order In Your Life by Mary Carolomagno-  Read Review Here

The Cleaner Plate Club; More than 100 Recipes for Real Food Your Kids Will Love by Beth Bader &Ali Benjamin- Read Review Here

The Nature Connection; An Outdoor Workbook by Clare Walker Leslie – Read Review Here

Handmade Home by Amanda Blake Soule- I did not review this book, its one out of my personal stash, but I absolutely LOVE it,  and would love  to pass it on to a good home!

All of the books are in great condition, and I will mail them out to the highest bidder together as soon as the bid is received through paypal.  Here is a little bit more information about the bidding process and how it will work:

ALL PROCEEDS will go to The Salvation Army specifically for the relief effort in Japan due to the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

If you live in the United States Craft Gossip will pay your shipping so that every penny out of your pocket goes directly to Japan. If you live outside of the United States you may bid, however you will be responsible for the shipping cost as well.  At the conclusion of the auction, the highest bid will be the winner and Paypal payment will be due at that time.  If the winning bidder doesn’t make the payment within 3 days, we will select the next highest bidder. The highest bidder will send the payment to [email protected] via PayPal. (If you are overseas, postage will be added to your winning bid.)

BIDDING STARTS at $15 which is not even the cost of just one of these books, but hopefully your generosity will allow for a higher ending bid and we’ll be able to make a difference. The total value of this lot of books is over $65! To place a bid, leave your amount in the comments along with a valid email address so we can get in touch with you.  Bidding ends on April 7, 2011.

Thank you again for being the best, loyal and most GIVING readers! Happy Bidding !



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Book Review: Hanukkah

If you want to teach kids the basics of Hanukkah in the classroom or at home, the picture book Hanukkah by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Rotem Teplow is a nice place to start.

The book explores the Jewish holiday through the eyes of Lior, a boy whose name means “my light” in Hebrew, which is appropriate for talking about the Festival of Lights.

The book goes through all the preparations the family does, including cleaning, setting the table and cleaning the menorah. It talks about what the menorah symbolizes and the Hanukkah story of the oil in the Holy Temple of Jerusalem lasting for eight days when it should have only been a one-day supply.

The meaning of the letters on the dreidel are also explored, in that when you are in Israel they have a different fourth word (the letters symbolize the Hebrew letters for “a great miracle happened there” or, in Israel, “a great miracle happened here”).

Because the story of Hanukkah involves oil, a lot of the foods that are eaten during the celebration are fried in oil, such as latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (fried jelly doughnuts). Other foods mentioned include challah, noodle kugel and sour cream and applesauce, which are served with the latkes. Family and friends drop by to share their food, light their menorahs together and play dreidel (the game is explained in the story). It also talks about how the candles are lit through the eight days and what happens at the end of Hanukkah.

The book includes Hanukkah blessings in English and Hebrew and talks about the lunar cycle of the Hebrew calendar, which is why Hanukkah is sometimes celebrated in November and sometimes in December. It also talks about why Jewish holidays are celebrated beginning at sunset rather than in the morning.

Other topics covered include Hanukkah greetings; how to spell Hanukkah; how to make an edible menorah and an tzedakah box (to collect money for charity); recipes for latkes and applesauce; and a more detailed story of Hanukkah than is included within the story of the book. There’s also a quiz to see how well you were paying attention.

This sweet little book is a quick read and a cute overview of the basics of Hanukkah and what the symbols, foods and games mean. It’s a great book for classrooms or at home for sharing basic knowledge.

About the book: 48 pages, hardcover. Published 2024 by words & pictures, suggested retail price $14.99.