Bøger af Maxine Rose Schur

Everyone in the village is thrilled because the king is coming to visit! Before hisarrival, the king commands the village baker to bake him a delicious bread, and hecommands the baker's wife to make him a beautiful handkerchief. However, theirbumbling causes a bizarre, wild mishap that terrifies the villagers. The couple'sfate now looks dim. Yet all is not lost, for the blundering couple discover hiddentalents within themselves that guarantee a happy future.In her original folk tale, Maxine Rose Schur creates a comic story full of madcaphumor, which also delivers an important message about the hidden talents withineach of us.

Jason is a 16-year old science genius yet he's a lonely, emotionally-guarded kid. He has no friends and he wouldn't dare let his classmate Melanie know how much he loves her. Shunted from one foster home to another, Jason yearns for family. When he learns he has a brother that's surprising enough but when his brother reveals a secret so bizarre, so unbelievable Jason rejects him. Yet fate throws the brothers together, propelling them on a cross-country road trip, an adventure-filled journey that turns into a perilous race against time to save another family member from imminent death. With elements of science fiction, thriller, romance and mystery, Star Brother is, at heart, a heart-rending portrayal of an adolescent yearning to express feelings, find family, and to love.

For years, readers have delighted in Maxine Rose Schur's award-winning travel essays. Now, all the tales of her unusual honeymoon are gathered in one illustrated volume in a new, revised edition. Whether camping in the center of Paris, dangling off a Panamanian tramp steamer or hitchhiking across Australia, her tales are funny, exciting, and tender. Looking back, she tempers her youthful encounters with midlife wisdom, capturing the spirit of all those she met and evoking memorable places in time. If you're looking for travel writing that blends insight with delicious surprise, fasten the seatbelt on your armchair and come along."Best Travel Book of the Year" ~ North American Travel Journalists Association"Best Travel Narrative (Gold)" ~ Society of American Travel Writers

Zissel had everything her heart desired... but didn't know it. When Zissel got rich, she craved expensive jewelry, but the more she bought the sadder she became. In this wildly comic story, Maxine Rose Schur creates a fun yet heart-warming Jewish folk tale that proves we might already have all we would ever need and want.

When the three sons of a poor widow go into the world to seek their fortune, the first two meet with misfortune. But when the third son, Finley, sets out, his intelligence, imagination, and hard work change his poor situation into a life of bounty for himself and his family.In this original folk tale, Maxine Rose Schur weaves a lively story with themes of gratitude, ingenuity, and love. It's a story to be enjoyed as much for its delightful storytelling as for its wise, heartwarming message.

Did you ever bathe with a babirusa, tangle with a tangalung, meet a matamata, or jump with a jerboa? No? Then this is the book for you!In There's a Babirusa in My Bathtub! you'll meet little-known animals with habits as odd as their names. You'll be tickled by poetic fancy and amazing facts. You'll jump into a strange and wondrous world of unsung animals from Mexico to Madagascar. Not famous - but fabulous!

All the animals from A to Z are just as busy as they can be. If you want to see all they do? Then this book is just for you!Here's an alphabet book to delight young and old with animals as familiar to children as the cow and duck, and as unfamiliar as the impala and the zoril. Rhyming words coupled with beautiful, detailed illustrations enhance the learning of the alphabet while also teaching about a variety of animals from around the world. Kids and grown-ups alike will have more fun than a barrel of monkeys searching for the hidden letters in the art. And to boost the educational value, the online accompanying fun activities are designed to strengthen a host of pre-school, kindergarten, and first-grade skills.

Hannah Szenes grew up in a loving home filled with books, plays, and music. Unfortunately, the rise of the Nazis forced Hannah to immigrate to Palestine, where she became an ardent Zionist pioneer. Haunted by the murder of the Jews by Hitler, she risked her own life to become a resistance fighter, vowing to save as many Jewish lives as possible.

After the death of her father in World War I, Lena finds herself a German and a Jew in an unforgiving country. Her mother says conditions will improve but Lena suspects this belief is not only wrong it's dangerous. "Exquisitely Rendered"-The Horn Book "A moving story, exquisitely told a novel with the ring of authenticity as well as artistry."-The Contra Costa Times "The magic of this book lies in the remarkable writing style of the author whose depiction of time and place is so vivid that you walk the streets and recognize the people. A moving, beautifully written account of a little-known time".-Children's Literature