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The Matzah that Papa Brought Home

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By Fran Manushkin

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A cumulative rhyme in the style of "The House That Jack Built" describes the traditions connected to a family's celebration of the Passover seder.
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Wonders and Miracles: A Passover Companion, Illustrated with Art Spanning Three Thousand Years

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By Eric A. Kimmel

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Presents the steps performed in a traditional Passover Seder, plus stories, songs, poetry, and pictures that celebrate the historical significance of this holiday to Jews all over the world.

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Telling the Story: A Passover Haggadah Explained

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By Barry Louis Polisar, adapter

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Details the steps required during and the reasons behind each Passover ritual, presenting the English, Hebrew, and phonetic pronunciations of the holiday prayers that make up the Haggadot.

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Passover around the World

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By Tami Lehman-Wilzig; illustrations by Elizabeth Wolf

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Passover: a celebration of freedom -- The Seder table -- America: the night before Passover -- Gibraltar : preparing the Seder plate -- Turkey: reenacting the story -- Ethiopia: the Passover sacrifice -- India: the four questions -- Israel: Maggid -- Iran : dayenu -- Morocco : Maimouna -- Passover potpourri -- Passover recipes from around the world.

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Passover: Jewish Celebration of Freedom

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By Amanda Doering

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Celebrating Passover -- What is Passover? -- Living as slaves -- Freedom -- Getting ready -- Seder -- Special foods -- Haggadah -- Amazing holiday story! -- Hands on: Afikoman holder -- Glossary -- Read more -- Internet sites -- Index.
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A Is for Abraham: A Jewish Family Alphabet

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By Richard Michelson; illustrated by Ron Mazellan

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This illustrated alphabet book is for a general audience covering many important people, rituals, and traditions such as Bar and Bat Mitzvah, King David, Israel, Klezmer Music, Passover, Tikkun Olam, and many more. Text from A to Z includes simple poetry for younger readers and detailed expository text for older readers.
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My First Passover

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By Tomie De Paola

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Describes the special parts of a Seder meal which celebrates the Jewish feast of Passover.
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Passover

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By Molly Aloian

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Contents: What is Passover? -- Story of Passover -- Moses -- Ten plagues -- Free at last -- No Hametz -- Seder -- Haggadah -- Special table -- Four questions -- Reciting the plagues -- Songs and blessings -- Finding the afikomen -- Peace on Earth.
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The Stone Lamp: A Hanukkah Collection: Eight Days of Dark, Eight Nights of Light

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By Karen Hesse, illustrated by Brian Pinkney

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A collection of eight poems, each taking place on a different night of Hanukkah and following the history of Jews from twelfth-century England to twentieth-century Israel.

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The Power of Light: Eight Stories for Hanukkah

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By Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Eight stories from a master storyteller--one to celebrate each night of Hanukkah.

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