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Carl Harris Shuman - Max and Emma Cross the Red Sea: Torah Time Travel #2, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

Max and Emma Cross the Red Sea: Torah Time Travel #2

Av Carl Harris Shuman

Del i serien Max and Emma

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Did the Red Sea really part for the Israelites in the desert? Max and Emma are going back in time to find out!Max wants to be brave, but he doesn't know how. He can't even chant the Four Questions without stuttering, and his family's seder is just around the corner.To avoid practicing the Four Questions, Max travels back in time with his friend Emma. There they meet Moses, who rallies his people to cross the Red Sea despite his own stutter, and Nachshon, who takes a leap of faith to help the Israelites . . . and one pesky poodle! With the Egyptian army right behind them, Max learns that courage comes in many forms--and that he's much braver than he thought.Filled with charming full-color illustrations, this is the second book in the much-loved Torah Time Travel chapter book series for younger readers featuring friends Max and Emma. Perfect for fans of adventure, history, and friendship stories.Don’t miss the first Torah Time Travel adventure, Max Builds a Time Machine!
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This is part of a com­bined review for Max Builds a Time Machine.Easy-to-read lan­guage and col­or­ful illus­tra­tions makethese two time-trav­el adven­ture tales based on sto­ries in the Torah excel­lentintro­duc­tions to bib­li­cal char­ac­ters. Pro­tag­o­nists Max and Emma usea home-made time machine to trav­el to ancient times, where they par­tic­i­patein events they have only learned about in Hebrew school.In the first book, Max has lit­tle patience for his class­mateEmma. When Max finds him­self in Abra­ham and Sarah’s tent along with three mys­te­ri­ousstrangers, he learns an impor­tant les­son about hos­pi­tal­i­ty and about theprop­er way to greet and inter­act with strangers. When Max returns, he iskinder and more accept­ing of Emma, and the two start to become friends.A "Note for Fam­i­lies" is append­ed, sum­ma­riz­ing and extend­ing someof the lessons Max has learned dur­ing his time trav­el experience.In the sec­ond sto­ry, Max and his fam­i­ly are prepar­ingfor the Passover seder, and Max devel­ops a case of stage fright while con­tem­plat­ingsinging the Four Ques­tions. This time, his new friend, Emma, and her poo­dle,Kelev, accom­pa­ny Max on his time machine adven­ture. They arrive at the RedSea short­ly before the Israelites are ready to plunge into the water in orderto escape the Egyp­tians, who are chas­ing them and who hope to rein­state themas slaves. They meet Nachshon, the first of the Israelites to brave the seabefore it splits, allow­ing them to pass in safe­ty. Max learns some impor­tantlessons about brav­ery and that through­out his­to­ry, pub­lic speak­ing hasbeen a daunt­ing task for many, includ­ing Moses. Anoth­er ​"Note toFam­i­lies" append­ed to the sec­ond sto­ry encour­ages chil­dren to face andover­come their fears.Both books are fun to read and help chil­dren and their fam­i­liesthink about bib­li­cal sto­ries in a new light, draw­ing atten­tion to con­nec­tionsin their own lives, which will help them become kinder and more con­fi­dent asthey mature. Schools and par­ents will wel­come this series as part ofa larg­er con­ver­sa­tion about Jew­ish and gen­er­al val­ues that affectchil­dren’s dai­ly lives.--Michal Malen, The Jewish Book Council

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