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Second Grade

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Tashpah 2024-2025

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The Most Magnificent Thing

By: Ashley Spires Illustrations: Ashley Spires

Trying and failing is frustrating. But the girl in this story doesn’t give up. She repeatedly tries to build the most amazing thing she can imagine, even when her chances of success are very small. A creative and sensitive story about determination, hard work, cheerfulness, and the gap between vision and reality.

Publisher: כנפיים וכתר

Trees Wait for Rain

By: Rakefet Ziv-Li Illustrations: Noa Mishkin

It’s so wonderful to visit Saba in Tel Aviv and, when the weather cooperates, to go to the beach with him in the winter. The grandfather and grandson listen to the weather forecast and to an old melody that conjures up sweet childhood memories from far away. The song is sung in Ladino, the language of Saba’s childhood.

Publisher: עם עובד

The Speed of Sound

By: Erez Hadad Illustrations: Menachem Halberstadt

Chico the rabbit says something insulting to his friend Pilchas the elephant. The minute the words are out of his mouth, Chico wishes he could take them back. He chases after them, hoping to stop them before they reach his friend’s ears. But can a word that’s already been spoken really be stopped? And what will happen to their friendship if the words aren’t caught in time? A story about friendship and the power of words.

Publisher: כנרת

Saba Yashka Saves the Beach

By: Yossi Abolafia Illustrations: Yossi Abolafia

Saba Yashka lives on the beach, looks for birds, and invents things. When a construction company comes to the beach, Saba Yashka and two children, Udi and Tamar, mobilize to fight the intruders and to prevent the construction of a factory or building on the shore. But is that what the builders really have in mind? An amusing story by author-illustrator Yossi Abolafia that pays homage to nature and the environment.

Publisher: עם עובד

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