Sammy Spider's First Tu B'Shevat
by Sylvia Rouss
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Author: Sylvia RoussIllustrator: Katherine Janus Kahn
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-11-01
ISBN: 1580130658
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing
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Book Review: A Book of Seasons
Summary: 3 Stars
I don't know how the un-Jewish concept of a spider family became the mechanism for a series of books about Jewish holidays but my kids and their friends love them. This time Sammy learns about the holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the New Year of the trees.
In these books Sammy observes the human family and asks his mother what they are doing. The mother always seems to have the answer even if it doesn't concern spiders (they just spin webs). This time we watch the progression of the seasons and see some of the signs of those seasons. Each season also has a two-page picture showing the house and yard as it appears during each season. These act as a very good way of teaching children how to recognize the differences.
Because this is a book of seasons the story spans slightly more than a full year (encompassing two Tu B'Shevat celebrations). I didn't feel that the book did a good enough job explaining the holiday or its importance to Judaism but it seems to work for my kids (six and under).
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