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Elijah's angel : a story for Chanukah and Christmas / by Michael J. Rosen ; illustrated by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson.
At Christmas-Hanukkah time, a Christian woodcarver gives a carved angel to a young Jewish friend, who struggles with accepting the Christmas gift until he realizes that friendship means the same thing in any religion.
Record details
- ISBN: 0152253947 (lib. bdg.) :
- Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1992]
- Copyright: ©1992
Content descriptions
| General Note: | 1 93-329 2 93-330 |
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| Subject: | Pierce, Elijah > Juvenile fiction. Pierce, Elijah > Fiction. Wood carvers > Fiction. African Americans > Fiction. Christmas > Fiction. Hanukkah > Fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Evergreen Indiana.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburgh Chandler PL - Bell Road Library | JE ROS (Text) | 39206019228137 | J Picture Book - Holidays | Available | - |
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- Baker & Taylor
Details the special friendship that exists between Michael, a Jewish boy, and Elijah, an old black barber and woodcarver, who gives Michael a carved Christmas angel, in a story based on the life of sculptor Elijah Pierce. - Baker & Taylor
A Christian woodcarver gives a carved angel to a young Jewish friend, who struggles over accepting it until he realizes that it means friendship - Baker & Taylor
At Christmas-Hanukkah time, a Christian woodcarver gives a carved angel to a young Jewish friend, who struggles with accepting the Christmas gift until he realizes that friendship means the same thing in any religion. - HoughtonMichael and Elijah are friends, but when Elijah gives Michael one of his special carved angels, Michael doesnât know what to do. How can he possibly take home a Christmas angel, a forbidden graven image--especially on Chanukah? âA strikingly illustrated story that tenderly bridges the boundaries of age, race, and religion.â--American Bookseller
