Event Raises Money for School in Israel, Books & Bikes fundraiser benefits Beit Issie Shapiro By Sharon Cotal, Brentwood Patch With his baseball cap on backward and a big smile on his face, 5-year-old Julian rode his tricycle around the track Sunday at Stephen S. Wise Temple Early Childhood Center.…
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Shavuot – Songs and Recipes
SONGS Ten Commandments By Sylvia Rouss ( Sing to Frere Jacque) Ten Commandments, Ten Commandments, Are the way, are the way, We should live our lives, We should live our lives, Every day, every day. Ten Commandments to Moses By Sylvia Rouss (Sing to Rise and Shine) The Ten Commandments,…
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Read MoreSpiders, Frogs, Oh, My!
Spiders, Frogs, Oh, My: Author Sylvia Rouss Tries to Engage, Comfort Children Published: April 11, 2011 Children’s books by Sylvia Rouss lately have fascinated my toddler and me. As Passover approaches, we are reading Sammy Spider’s First Passover. And Sammy Spider’s First Haggadah will take center stage at our first…
Read MoreBank Street College of Education Chooses Sammy Spider
The Children’s Book Committee of the Bank Street College of Education was founded almost 100 years ago to help parents, teachers, and librarians choose the books that children will find captivating and transforming. One of the most comprehensive annotated book lists for children, aged infant-16. The Committee reviews over 6000…
Read MoreA CIRCLE OF SMILES
A Circle of Smiles, by Sylvia Rouss, is a new children’s book about a four year old girl who visits her cousin at Beit Issie Shapiro. She learns to communicate with her non-verbal cousin and develops a deep bond with him. She learns about Beit Issie Shapiro and brings money her school raised from…
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