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100 1 a| Chaikin, Miriam.=| ^A224739;

245 10 a| Alexandra's scroll :b| the story of the first Hanukkah /c| by Miriam Chaikin ; illustrated by Stephen Fieser.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Henry Holt and Co.,c| 2002.;

300 a| xi, 115 pages :b| color illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

505 0 a| My name is Alexandra -- Surprise at the market -- Preparing for new moon -- Dark day -- King passes new laws -- Rains -- Spring -- Modi'in -- Lonely times -- Revolt -- Yavne -- Winter -- Judah -- Jaffa -- Summer -- My jasmine tree -- New Menorah -- Twenty-fifth of Kislev 3595 Sabbath wood.;

520 a| Alexandra, a young Jewish girl from Jerusalem, describes her life and the creation of Hanukkah, more than 2000 years ago. A young girl's account of life in Jerusalem in 165 B.C. When the hated Syrian-Greek king fills ancient Jerusalem with statues of Greek gods and destroys the Jewish temple, feisty Alexandra takes up reed pen, ink, and sheet of papyrus and turns "scribe.: In her scroll Alexandra records the everyday happenings of her life, as well as the events of the Jewish rebellion led by the Maccabees. When her father joins the resistance against the Greek authorities, Alexandra must leave her friends and the city she loves. The victory of the Maccabees three years later returns the family to Jerusalem--to old friends, new ones and, for Alexandra, a new life. Place and time are recreated in this story of a girl caught up in the events that led to the rebuilding of the temple, the miracle of oil that burns eight days, and the celebration of the first Hanukkah.;

650 0 a| Hanukkah stories.=| ^A714373;

700 1 a| Fieser, Stephen,e| illustrator.=| ^A300647;

856 42 3| Contributor biographical informationu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol052/00040984.html;

856 42 3| Publisher descriptionu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol031/00040984.html;

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Alexandra's scroll : the story of the first Hanukkah / by Miriam Chaikin ; illustrated by Stephen Fieser.

Author/creator	Chaikin, Miriam
Other author	Fieser, Stephen, illustrator.
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2002.
Description	xi, 115 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Hanukkah stories. Jews--History. --586 B.C.-70 A.D. --Juvenile fiction.

Contents	My name is Alexandra -- Surprise at the market -- Preparing for new moon -- Dark day -- King passes new laws -- Rains -- Spring -- Modi'in -- Lonely times -- Revolt -- Yavne -- Winter -- Judah -- Jaffa -- Summer -- My jasmine tree -- New Menorah -- Twenty-fifth of Kislev 3595 Sabbath wood.
Abstract	Alexandra, a young Jewish girl from Jerusalem, describes her life and the creation of Hanukkah, more than 2000 years ago. A young girl's account of life in Jerusalem in 165 B.C. When the hated Syrian-Greek king fills ancient Jerusalem with statues of Greek gods and destroys the Jewish temple, feisty Alexandra takes up reed pen, ink, and sheet of papyrus and turns "scribe.: In her scroll Alexandra records the everyday happenings of her life, as well as the events of the Jewish rebellion led by the Maccabees. When her father joins the resistance against the Greek authorities, Alexandra must leave her friends and the city she loves. The victory of the Maccabees three years later returns the family to Jerusalem--to old friends, new ones and, for Alexandra, a new life. Place and time are recreated in this story of a girl caught up in the events that led to the rebuilding of the temple, the miracle of oil that burns eight days, and the celebration of the first Hanukkah.
LCCN	00040984
ISBN	0805063846 (hc)
ISBN	9780805063844 (hc)

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