The Rose Horse - Hardcover

Rose, Deborah Lee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152000682 ISBN 13: 9780152000684

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, 1995

Synopsis

When Lily€™s sister is born prematurely, the doctor sends the tiny baby and her mother to Coney Island€™s famed incubator clinic. Lily and her father also move to Coney Island, where they live with Samuel, the woodcarver who makes the carousel horses. Set in turn-of-the-century Coney Island, this beautiful story skillfully depicts the traditions of Jewish immigrant woodcarvers, who played an important part in the history of the American carousel.

About this title

About the Author:

Greg Shed is the illustrator of many children's books for children including Squanto's Journey, by Joseph Bruchac, and Dandelions by Eve Bunting. He lives in San Diego, California.

From Booklist:

Gr. 3^-4. Less a story than a rich evocation of a time and place, this chapter book is about the Jewish immigrant community on Coney Island, New York, in the early twentieth century. The focus is on Lily, who came to America on a big boat when she was a baby. Now her sister, Rose, has been born prematurely and is being cared for in a special incubator clinic on public display. Lily rides the local wooden carousels, which are carved by Jewish craftsmen. Yiddish words are an integral part of the story (explained in a glossary at the back), and so are Jewish religious holidays and customs (the story takes place in the seven weeks between Pesach and Shevuos). There's not enough plot or character to hold kids' interest, but anyone researching family roots, for curriculum or personal interest, will find this an authentic glimpse of early Jewish American culture. Illustrations not seen in galley. Hazel Rochman

About this edition

• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0152000682
• ISBN 13: 9780152000684
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80
• Illustrator: Shed Greg