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One Candle
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 180 Ratings and 59 Reviews

Book Description


"Why do you think Grandma wants to do this every year?"

I don't know for sure. But I think it has to do with being strong in the bad time and remembering it in the good time.

For one family the traditional Hanukkah celebration has a deeper meaning. Amidst the food and the festivities, Grandma and Great-Aunt Rose begin their story-the one they tell each year. They pass o... More
Book Information
PublisherJoanna Cotler Books
BindingHardcover (13 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100060281154
ISBN-13978-0060281151
Publication Date10/01/2002
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About Eve Bunting (Author) : Eve Bunting (born December 19, 1928) is the author of more than 250 books, mostly for young readers. Bunting was born to a Protestant family in Maghera, Northern Ireland, but moved with her husband a... more
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About K. Wendy Popp (Illustrator) : To create the unique arch between carefully tooled words and a visual image is a rare and special privilege, particularly in an industry that helps shape and illuminate precious minds. I am usually aw... more
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1/26/2010 Wendy Popp said:
In Eve Bunting's One Candle it is during a Hanukkah dinner that relatives revisit the Holocaust with their children, telling them of their brave attempt to celebrate Hanukkah even in a Nazi prison camp. Add the warm and beautifully realistic drawings by K. Wendy Popp, and you have a superbly present... more

tags: and I recommend it., I illustrated this using my children and friends, Eve's words inpired me

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1/25/2009 Laurie Levitt tagged as: Inspired me

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