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24 pp.
| Hachai
| January, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-1-929628-48-3$10.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Phyllis Saroff.
In honor of Tu B'Shvat, the "New Year for Trees," a young boy wishes his favorite crabapple a year of sun, rain, birds, blossoms, and the strength to endure storms: "May you stand, firm and straight, for years to come." The realistic illustrations are better at depicting nature than people. An explanation of the holiday closes the book. Glos.