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The language of angels : a story about the reinvention of Hebrew / Richard Michelson ; illustrated by Karla Gudeon.

By:

Michelson, Richard [author.]

Contributor(s):

Gudeon, Karla [illustrator.]

Material type:

TextPublisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2017Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781580896368
1580896367
9781607348962
1607348969
9781607348979
1607348977

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

JUV PJ 4534 .B4 M53 2017

Summary: Once there was a child without a friend. Ben-Zion's father insisted that his son speak only Hebrew, considered by some as the language of angels. But in the 1880s, the Jewish people who lived in Jerusalem spoke Yiddish or the languages of the places where they grew up. Hebrew hadn't been in everyday use for more than two thousand years, and adults said it could never be revived.Summary: "This is the story of how one man and his son brought Hebrew back into common use. It's a story about how language changes and grows. And it's a story about how one person can make a difference"--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Juvenile Book	Storms Research Center Juvenile Collection	JUV PJ 4534 .B4 M53 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	98651799

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Once there was a child without a friend. Ben-Zion's father insisted that his son speak only Hebrew, considered by some as the language of angels. But in the 1880s, the Jewish people who lived in Jerusalem spoke Yiddish or the languages of the places where they grew up. Hebrew hadn't been in everyday use for more than two thousand years, and adults said it could never be revived.

"This is the story of how one man and his son brought Hebrew back into common use. It's a story about how language changes and grows. And it's a story about how one person can make a difference"--Jacket.

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