Title: The Matzah
That Papa Brought Home
Author: Frank
Manushkin
Genre:
Multicultural/Poetry
Summary:
Matzah that Papa brought homeàfeast that Mama madeàPassover Sederàfour questions (tall and proud)àplagues-all 10à”Dayenu” (a very long song)àbitter herbs (we dipped)àMatzah ball soup (we sipped)àafikoman (by searching the house
and running around) open the door wide (inviting Elijah to step inside)à”Next Year in Jerusalem!” (we
said)àhugged and went
to bed
*At the end of the book, there are 3
pages dedicated to the story of Passover. There is a summary and what each
thing for the holiday signifies*
Setting: a Jewish
household
Plot: educating
children about Passover traditions
Theme: Passover
Opinion: I really liked
this book. It was educational and repetitive which would definitely get
children engaged. It would be easy for a teacher to ask questions about this
book, by simply asking what happened first or what comes next. I thought it was
an “easy read” and I would definitely recommend it to teachers to use in their
classrooms.
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