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A magician plunges into the Mississippi River with wrists manacled together.
A doctor comforts children before injecting them with an experimental vaccine he hopes will save the lives of millions.
A law student, turned away from the Harvard library where women are not allowed, begins a career fighting for equal rights that leads to her appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.
These defining moments, described in vivid detail, introduce young readers to Harry Houdini, Dr. Jonas Salk, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as well as ten other distinguished Jewish Americans. By focusing on one key scene from each of thirteen people's lives, ac-claimed author Doreen Rappaport and noted artists Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu give young readers an exciting introduction to the great history of Jewish Americans.
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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren
Doreen Rappaport is well known for her groundbreaking approach to multicultural history and literature for young readers. Her many books include Victory or Death: Stories of the American Revolution; We Are The Many: A Picture Book of American Indians; and Martin’s Big Words, winner of the Jane Addams Book Award. She and her husband divide their time between New York City and a rural village in upstate New York.
Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu have illustrated many distinguished picture books, including Jewels, by Belinda Rochelle (Dutton), which was selected as a Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. The couple lives in New York City with their daughter and son.
Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu have illustrated many distinguished picture books, including Jewels, by Belinda Rochelle (Dutton), which was selected as a Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. The couple lives in New York City with their daughter and son.
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In the Promised Land : Lives of Jewish Americans
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Zustand: Good. Van Wright, Cornelius; Hu, Ying-Hwa (illustrator). Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Artikel-Nr. 746001-6
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Hardbound. Zustand: Very Good. Van Wright, Cornelius; Hu, Ying-Hwa (illustrator). Small quarto in dust jacket, 32 pp., color illustrations by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu, selected research sources, books and websites for young readers From Asser Levy's first fight against anti-Semitism in the New World, through director Steven Spielberg's work to establish the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, this book for young readers presents the exciting and rich contributions Jewish Americans have made to American history. Other figures covered are Ernestine Rose, Solomon Nunes Carvalho, Jacob W. Davis, Lillian Wald, Harry Houdini (Erich Weiss), Pauline Newman, Lillian Copeland, Ira Hirschmann, Joans Salk, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Judith Resnick. Artikel-Nr. 50991
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Hardbound. Zustand: Very Good. Van Wright, Cornelius; Hu, Ying-Hwa (illustrator). Small quarto in dust jacket, 32 pp., color illustrations by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu, selected research sources, books and websites for young readers Signed by the author on the title page. From Asser Levy's first fight against anti-Semitism in the New World, through director Steven Spielberg's work to establish the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, this book for young readers presents the exciting and rich contributions Jewish Americans have made to American history. Other figures covered are Ernestine Rose, Solomon Nunes Carvalho, Jacob W. Davis, Lillian Wald, Harry Houdini (Erich Weiss), Pauline Newman, Lillian Copeland, Ira Hirschmann, Joans Salk, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Judith Resnick. Artikel-Nr. 87995
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