The book rescuer : how a mensch from Massachusetts saved Yiddish literature for generations to come / written by Sue Macy ; illustrated by Stacy Innerst.
| Author/creator |
Macy, Sue author. |
| Other author/creator | Innerst, Stacy illustrator. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2019 |
| Description | 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Abstract | Over the last forty years, Aaron Lansky has jumped into dumpsters, rummaged around musty basements, and crawled through cramped attics. He did all of this in pursuit of a particular kind of treasure, and he's found plenty. Lansky's treasure was any book written in Yiddish, the language of generations of European Jews. When he started looking for Yiddish books, experts estimated there might be about 70,000 still in existence. Since then, the MacArthur Genius Grant recipient has collected close to 1.5 million books, and he's finding more every day. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 47). |
| Interest age level | Ages 4-8. |
| Interest grade level | Grade K to 3. |
| Audience | 890 Lexile |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2018040581 |
| ISBN | 9781481472203 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1481472208 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B L292M | ✔ Available | Place Hold |