AND SHIRA IMAGINED by CARMI, GIORA - 1988

Jewish Publication Society. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Jewish Publication Society. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Jewish Publication Society. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Jewish Publication Society of America, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Jewish Pubn Society, 1988-03. Hardcover. Used: Good.

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Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. 082760288X . Date of publication is 1988, Gregorian calendar, and 5748 in the Jewish calendar. Cover is tan colored with black lettering on spine. Oblong shaped. Pages are clean and tight. This is a NEW book. Full page sized color and b/w original drawings by the author. Stated FIRST EDITION." Shira and her parents were visiting Israel. They went first to Tel Aviv. 'Imagine, this city appeared like a miracle out of the sand, ' her mother said. And Shira imagined....all the stuffed animals from her bedroom back in America joined her in her imagination...Wherever the family went, Shira imagined. And when she imagined, her animal friends accompanied her....Black-and-white drawings of Israeli sites contrast with full-color images of Shira's thoughts. Giora Carmi's captivating art and simple, direct text encourage further comparisons of reality… Read More

WJCS Stamp FLEP, else content appears as new, unread and unblemished with Fine light tan, cloth covered boards in DJ displaying minimal surface/edge wear, as shown.From Publishers Weekly: As Shira and her parents travel around Israel, her parents remind her of the significance of each site, which she interprets in her own way: when told that busy, modern Tel Aviv was only sand and dust 80 years ago, Shira pictures herself and some toy-like creatures building sandcastles; when she hears that the old fortress, Masada, was the place where the Jews clashed with the Romans, Shira imagines a playful battle. A historical theme is not strictly adhered to; at one point her parents point out the Red Sea, saying, "Just imagine, we'll be looking at thousands of fish and swimming with them." In the final frame, Shira envisions her bedroom back in America, where the cast of her imagination await her toys. Black-and-white pictures of modern Israel alternate with the full-color… Read More

Jewish Pubn Society, 1988-03-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!