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A Hanukkah Tale
Disney Hyperion
September 2014
On Sale: September 2, 2014
ISBN: 1423143558
EAN: 9781423143550
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Childrens | Holiday
Before Simon sails to America, he promises his family that
he will get a job and send for them. Simon's mother knows he
will need a miracle, so she reminds him to celebrate
Hanukkah wherever he may be. Little does either of them know
that Simon will spend the first night of Hanukkah on an ice
floe after his ship sinks.The lone survivor out in the wide
ocean, Simon lights the first candle, and it attracts a
visitor: a polar bear. Does she eat him? No! She shares his
latkes, enjoys his songs, goes fishing for him, and even
keeps him warm at night. By the last day of Hanukkah, Simon
has nearly given up hope of ever being rescued. But then he
recounts all of the miracles that have befallen him so far.
Perhaps it is not too much to hope for one more, he thinks,
as he lights all of the candles in the menorah. The bright
glow signals a passing ship, and Simon makes it to New York
after all. This fanciful Hanukkah tale-like none you've ever
read before-celebrates eight miracles: family, friendship,
hope, selflessness, sharing, faith, courage, and love. A
retelling of the ancient Hanukkah story is included on the
last page.
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