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$9.23The Story
Truly
an artistic experience, the short, concise poems in this collection are
composed of the memory fragments of a girl who grew up in the shadow of
war and persecution. The journey begins with a small baby covered with
flakes of whitewash when a bomb explodes beside her. Born into an
intolerable and lawless world, this "white baby" relates the tale of a
childhood in which "hide and seek" is life's reality and not a game, and
the word "mother" is both a luxury and longing. The book's subtle and
delicate language reflects a difficult and isolated reality and is
accompanied by illustrations which complete the somber, dream-like
atmosphere.
About the Author:
Chava Nissimon
was born in 1939 in Warsaw, Poland. She escaped from the ghetto with
her mother and grew up "behind the wardrobe" during World War II, and
later as a "golah-child" on a kibbutz. She works in an organization that
helps Holocaust survivors claim their reparations.
Ofra Amit is an illustrator who has won many Israeli awards as well as numerous international prizes including the prestigious Andersen prize.
Dvora Bekker Aviezer has a BA from the University of Chicago in Human Development, and an MA from Tel Aviv University in Educational Counselling. She has translated professional articles and a book of children's poetry from Hebrew, and she has also lectured about Special Education in several colleges in Israel and worked as an educational counselor.
Ofra Amit is an illustrator who has won many Israeli awards as well as numerous international prizes including the prestigious Andersen prize.
Dvora Bekker Aviezer has a BA from the University of Chicago in Human Development, and an MA from Tel Aviv University in Educational Counselling. She has translated professional articles and a book of children's poetry from Hebrew, and she has also lectured about Special Education in several colleges in Israel and worked as an educational counselor.
Description
Truly
an artistic experience, the short, concise poems in this collection are
composed of the memory fragments of a girl who grew up in the shadow of
war and persecution. The journey begins with a small baby covered with
flakes of whitewash when a bomb explodes beside her. Born into an
intolerable and lawless world, this "white baby" relates the tale of a
childhood in which "hide and seek" is life's reality and not a game, and
the word "mother" is both a luxury and longing. The book's subtle and
delicate language reflects a difficult and isolated reality and is
accompanied by illustrations which complete the somber, dream-like
atmosphere.
About the Author:
Chava Nissimon
was born in 1939 in Warsaw, Poland. She escaped from the ghetto with
her mother and grew up "behind the wardrobe" during World War II, and
later as a "golah-child" on a kibbutz. She works in an organization that
helps Holocaust survivors claim their reparations.
Ofra Amit is an illustrator who has won many Israeli awards as well as numerous international prizes including the prestigious Andersen prize.
Dvora Bekker Aviezer has a BA from the University of Chicago in Human Development, and an MA from Tel Aviv University in Educational Counselling. She has translated professional articles and a book of children's poetry from Hebrew, and she has also lectured about Special Education in several colleges in Israel and worked as an educational counselor.
Ofra Amit is an illustrator who has won many Israeli awards as well as numerous international prizes including the prestigious Andersen prize.
Dvora Bekker Aviezer has a BA from the University of Chicago in Human Development, and an MA from Tel Aviv University in Educational Counselling. She has translated professional articles and a book of children's poetry from Hebrew, and she has also lectured about Special Education in several colleges in Israel and worked as an educational counselor.
