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RELIGION

Adler, David A.

The Story of Hanukkah

32 pp. | Holiday | August, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-2295-1 $14.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Jill Weber. Adler's straightforward, accessible retelling of the Hanukkah story details King Antiochus IV's coronation, his oppression of Jews, and triumphant revolt by the Maccabees. The narrative concludes with modern-day observances of events; a recipe for latkes and instructions for the dreidel game are appended. Acrylic illustrations richly accented with deep blues and luminous golds recall ancient friezes and ceramics.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2011