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1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations |
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text file rda |
| Summary |
Once there was a child without a friend. Ben-Zion's father insisted that his son speak only Hebrew, considered by some as the language of angels. But in the 1880s, the Jewish people who lived in Jerusalem spoke Yiddish or the languages of the places where they grew up. Hebrew hadn't been in everyday use for more than two thousand years, and adults said it could never be revived. |
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"This is the story of how one man and his son brought Hebrew back into common use. It's a story about how language changes and grows. And it's a story about how one person can make a difference"--Dust jacket. |
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690L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.1 0.5 187657 |
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Accelerated Reader LG 4.1 0.5 187657 |
| Summary |
Describes the efforts of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda to revive Hebrew as a spoken language, discussing how he and his son, Ben-Zion, created new Hebrew words for modern ideas and objects. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Ben-Yehuda, Eliezer, 1858-1922 -- Juvenile literature.
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Ben-Yehuda, Eliezer, 1858-1922.
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Ben-Yehuda, Eliezer, 1858-1922. |
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Hebrew language -- Revival -- Juvenile literature.
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Hebrew language -- Revival.
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Hebrew language -- Revival. |
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Electronic books. |
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Juvenile works.
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| Added Author |
Gudeon, Karla, illustrator.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Michelson, Richard. Language of angels Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2017] 9781580896368 (DLC) 2015026836 (OCoLC)913712184 |
| ISBN |
9781607348979 : $49.99 |
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1607348977 : $49.99 |
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