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1) Pavel and the tree army

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Hyde, Heidi Smith

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As they plant trees and do other environmental projects for the Civilian Conservation Corps, Russian immigrants Pavel and Anatoly are happy to find employment during the Great Depression, but when other workers accuse them of not being "real Americans," Pavel and Anatoly learn the words to the Star Spangled Banner, newly designated by Congress as the national anthem.

2) Shanghai sukkah

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Hyde, Heidi Smith

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Diverse Books - Jewish Picture Books
Diverse Books - Refugee Experience - Picture Books

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To escape the Nazis, a young Jewish boy named Marcus and his family move to Shanghai, where Marcus and his new friend Liang build a sukkah on the roof and together they celebrate Sukkot and the Chinese Moon Festival.

3) Emanuel and the Hanukkah rescue

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Hyde, Heidi Smith

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Diverse Books - Jewish Picture Books

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Nine-year-old Emanuel stows away aboard a whaling ship until the Hanukkah candles in a window light the way to bring him home.

4) Elan, son of two peoples

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Hyde, Heidi Smith

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Diverse Books - Jewish Picture Books
Diverse books - Native Americans, American Indians, First Nations, and Indigenous Peoples Around the World
Picture Books Featuring Multiracial and Interfaith Families

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In 1898, just after his Bar Mitzvah, thirteen-year-old Elan and his family travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he meets his mother's family and participates in the Pueblo ceremony of becoming a man.

5) Feivel's flying horses

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Hyde, Heidi Smith

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A Jewish immigrant who is saving money to bring his wife and children to join him in America creates ornate horses for a carousel on Coney Island, one for each member of his family.

6) Mendel's Accordion

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Hyde, Heidi Smith

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A boy finds his great grandfather's accordion in the attic and with it the sweet history of klezmer music and the role the old accordion played in Jewish life through the years.

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Heidi Smith Hyde

1) Pavel and the tree army

2) Shanghai sukkah

3) Emanuel and the Hanukkah rescue

4) Elan, son of two peoples

5) Feivel's flying horses

6) Mendel's Accordion