Hanukkah

by Miriam Schlein, Katherine Janus Kahn (Illustrator)

Explains the meaning and traditions of the Jewish Festival of Lights, which commemorates the driving out of Syrians from Jerusalem by a small band of Maccabees.

16 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Miriam Schlein was an American author who wrote nearly 100 books that helped teach children about animals and more obscure ideas such as space and time. Her books include The Year of the Panda and Discovering Dinosaur Babies. Schlein died of vasculitis in Manhattan, New York, at age 78, in 2004.