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40 pp.
| Atheneum |
February, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-689-82392-4$$16.00
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Melanie W. Hall.
As a young girl and her family celebrate Purim by doing such things as putting on a play, reading the story of Esther and Mordecai, eating hamantashen, and attending synagogue, she thinks about how and why the holiday is celebrated and adds details to her Purim mask that represent different parts of the holiday. The colorful mixed-media illustrations capture the thoughtful tone of the text. Glos.