Behrman House Publishing - Israel @ 60 Special

Israel’s turning 60—let’s celebrate!
Let’s take our students on a journey to discover Israel. Let’s show them the real Israel—that vibrant, thriving, and diverse country. And let’s help them form lifelong connections to Israel, even if they’ve never visited the land.

Grades K–1

My Land of Israel
This hands-on activity book is the next best thing to visiting Israel. After filling out a passport, young children travel to Israel where they climb Masada, shop in the shuk, fish in Eilat, write a note to leave at the Kotel and much more. Children develop their first Hebrew dictionary with words such as shalom and Yisrael. Puzzles, mazes, games, coloring activities, and questions help reinforce lessons.

Grades 1–2

Let’s Explore Being Jewish
■ Israel: A City Tour
■ Israel: People and Places
Colorful 16-page magazines with exciting photographs and art, illuminating stories, and key Hebrew vocabulary teach children about Israel. Hands-on activities, such as hidden pictures, crossword puzzles, and games make Israel and its people unforgettable. In Israel: A City Tour, students learn about Israel’s major cities. In Israel: People and Places, students explore how Israelis live, eat, and shop. Students also learn how Hebrew developed into an everyday language.

Grades 2–3

The Great Israel Scavenger Hunt
Join Daniel and his Israeli cousin, Rivkah, on a scavenger hunt through Israel. With full-color stickers to enliven their journey, students learn about Israel’s major sites and diverse population, Hebrew terms such as Eretz Yisrael and Ivrit, and Jewish values such as rodef shalom (pursuing peace). Includes 70+ photographs and illustrations, word puzzles, maps, and an 8" x 22" sticker-map of Israel.

Grades 4–6

Welcome to Israel!
Students learn about Israel’s history and geography, as well as Israeli political, commercial, and cultural life in this full-color book. They take a tour with Natan and Liat, Israeli characters who teach fun facts about their country. Students fill out maps and write letters home to reinforce learning. The special feature “Living Jewish Values” connects Israel to core Jewish values, such as the value of bal tashhit (do not destroy) which helped Israel’s pioneers make the desert bloom.

Grades 5–7

A Young Person’s History of Israel
This book makes Israeli history meaningful to Diaspora students. The textbook starts with the biblical period in Eretz Yisrael, moves on to statehood in 1948, and explores the Camp David accords and Israel’s later conflicts with neighboring states. Enriched with more than 100 photographs, chapters include: A Land and a People, Early Zionism, and Building a State.

The History of the Jewish People, Vol. 2:
The Birth of Zionism to Our Time
This rich presentation of Jewish history from the 1880’s to modern times includes four chapters on the birth of Israel and the country’s role in today’s modern world. Using a dynamic array of famous personalities, diverse source material, charts, activities, and thought-provoking questions, the text helps students understand how Israel’s presence shapes their modern Jewish experience. Chapters on Israel include: Jewish Nationalism and Zionism, The British Mandate, The Birth of the Modern State of Israel, and Israel in Our Time. Includes more than 115 full-color historical and contemporary images.

Grades 6–7

Let’s Talk! Modern Hebrew for Teens
Set in Israel, this jazzy, engaging modern Hebrew text invites even the busiest bar and bat mitzvah students to learn modern Hebrew quickly and easily. Written specifically for 6^th-7^th graders who have completed a prayer program and are ready for a change of pace, Let’s Talk teaches students over 195 vocabulary words and basic Hebrew grammar skills. Students follows four trendy kids as they party in Tel Aviv, shop in a shuk, ride a camel, swim in the Dead Sea, and celebrate a bat mitzvah in Jerusalem—all in Hebrew!

Let’s Talk! Live
This companion CD contains 15 dialogs that follow Let’s Talk! chapter by chapter and help students vocalize the modern Hebrew presented in the text. Play the CD in your classroom to create a Hebrew–rich environment, or send the CD home for practice.

Special Offer
Order the Israel Sampler Pack (ISRQ) that includes one of each of the titles described above, at a 30% discount: $55.09 (regularly $78.70)