The Hardest Word by Jacqueline Jules

The Hardest Word by Jacqueline Jules

Loosely based on the Hasidic legend "The Tear of Repentance", The Hardest Word is a story about forgiveness.

The Ziz, a wonderful bird who lived long ago, is so big and clumsy that he can't keep from bumping into things. When a tree he knocks over destroys the children's garden, he seeks God's help to fix things. "Bring me the hardest word," God instructs him, and the Ziz flies off to search. He brings back words like rhinocerous, rock, and Rumplestiltskin, but none is acceptable, until he makes an important discovery.

Praise for The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story

"This delightful take, featuring a loveable, klutzy bird teaching the essentiallessons of the High Holidays, is just perfect! . . . This book is a must!"--San Diego Jewish Times

"The very complicated lessons of atonement and forgiveness on Yom Kippurare introduced to children in a warm and humorous story."--Washington Jewish Week

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Jacqueline Jules is the author of over two dozen books for children, including the award-winning Zapato Power series and Never Say a Mean Word Again: A Tale from Medieval Spain. A former school librarian and teacher, Jacqueline enjoys visiting schools to share her passion for reading and writing. She is a word person, who loves rearranging words on the page, the same way people have fun fitting the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle together. She lives in Arlington, Virginia. Helen Cann's illustrations have graced the pages of almost thirty books. She has won several international awards, including the Nautilus Award and Junior Library Guild Award for Little Leap Forward and New York's Bank Street College award for Brigid's Cloak. Her books have been exhibited around the world. She loves to travel and has seen the Northern Lights, slept in an igloo, eaten reindeer with Sami herders, and journeyed 1,300 miles in a sailing boat across the North Atlantic searching for whales. Having painted in studios of all shapes and sizes, she now stirs up inspiration above the sugary smells of a milkshake shop in seaside Brighton, UK.

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ISBN 13	9781580130288
ISBN 10	1580130283
Title	The Hardest Word
Author	Jacqueline Jules
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Kar-Ben Copies Ltd
Year published	2001-08-01
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.