May History & Heritage Months (Elementary)

All about Judaism : history, holidays and traditions.


Distributor: Learn 360. In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about Judaism, its beliefs, holidays and customs. Explore the Jewish people throughout history. Witness their persecution. Appreciate their resilience. Rabbi David Kasher explains the Jewish holidays and customs and their significance to Jews. Detailed graphics and video reinforce important concepts.
Date Published:2022

Anne Frank

Lewis, Brenda Ralph,


Includes index. The house where Anne hid -- Fleeing from the Nazis -- Dangerous times -- "Forbidden to Jews" -- Dear Kitty -- Into hiding -- Captured by Nazis -- Telling Anne's story -- Glossary -- Index -- Quiz. Learn all about the brave diarist, Anne Frank. Make reading your superpower with our non-fiction DK Super Readers! Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about Anne Frank, with this fact-filled non-fiction reader - carefully levelled to help children progress. Anne Frank is a beautifully designed reader offering a sensitive telling of the life of a young Jewish girl under Nazi occupation - using her own words preserved in her diary. The engaging text has been carefully levelled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about this renowned young writer's extraordinary life.
Date Published:2025

Includes index. The house where Anne hid -- Fleeing from the Nazis -- Dangerous times -- "Forbidden to Jews" -- Dear Kitty -- Into hiding -- Captured by Nazis -- Telling Anne's story -- Glossary -- Index -- Quiz. Learn all about the brave diarist, Anne Frank. Make reading your superpower with our non-fiction DK Super Readers! Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about Anne Frank, with this fact-filled non-fiction reader - carefully levelled to help children progress. Anne Frank is a beautifully designed reader offering a sensitive telling of the life of a young Jewish girl under Nazi occupation - using her own words preserved in her diary. The engaging text has been carefully levelled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about this renowned young writer's extraordinary life.

Date Published:2025

Asian immigration experiences


Licence term: May 1, 2018-April 30, 2026. This program examines the experiences of Chinese, Japanese and South Asian immigrants in Canada. These people ventured to Canada for various reasons including work, escaping war and poverty in their homeland and the lure of a young growing nation. Canada held hope with work on the railway, a gold rush and free land. This program investigates the "push" and "pull" factors that influenced their arrival here and the problems, including racism, they encountered.
Date Published:2017

Licence term: May 1, 2018-April 30, 2026. This program examines the experiences of Chinese, Japanese and South Asian immigrants in Canada. These people ventured to Canada for various reasons including work, escaping war and poverty in their homeland and the lure of a young growing nation. Canada held hope with work on the railway, a gold rush and free land. This program investigates the "push" and "pull" factors that influenced their arrival here and the problems, including racism, they encountered.

Date Published:2017

The exiled princess of Ottawa


Licence term: August 1, 2019-July 31, 2024. Distributor: McIntyre Media. A tribute for Remembrance Day that focuses on a harrowing escape to safety during WWII. Amongst the violence and terror, two countries an ocean apart became forever bonded by blood in more ways than one. Princess Margriet Francisca was famously born in Ottawa in 1943, while the Dutch royal family lived in Canadian exile during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. As way of thanks for the family’s treatment in Canada, the Dutch royal family sent 100,000 tulips to Ottawa in the fall of 1945. It was the start of a beautiful friendship that has lasted to the present day.
Date Published:2017

Licence term: August 1, 2019-July 31, 2024. Distributor: McIntyre Media. A tribute for Remembrance Day that focuses on a harrowing escape to safety during WWII. Amongst the violence and terror, two countries an ocean apart became forever bonded by blood in more ways than one. Princess Margriet Francisca was famously born in Ottawa in 1943, while the Dutch royal family lived in Canadian exile during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. As way of thanks for the family’s treatment in Canada, the Dutch royal family sent 100,000 tulips to Ottawa in the fall of 1945. It was the start of a beautiful friendship that has lasted to the present day.

Date Published:2017

Hanukkah

Newman, Lesléa,


Lior and his parents, aunties, uncles, grandparents, and cousins are inviting you to celebrate with them! Join in as they make latkes, light the Menorah, recite the Hanukkah blessings, play the dreidel game, and share presents. Along the way, you'll learn how Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration marked by the daily lighting of a new candle on the Menorah. It brings the Jewish community together by commemorating the victory of the Maccabees over the Greeks.
Date Published:2024

Lior and his parents, aunties, uncles, grandparents, and cousins are inviting you to celebrate with them! Join in as they make latkes, light the Menorah, recite the Hanukkah blessings, play the dreidel game, and share presents. Along the way, you'll learn how Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration marked by the daily lighting of a new candle on the Menorah. It brings the Jewish community together by commemorating the victory of the Maccabees over the Greeks.

Date Published:2024

I am Jewish

Silver, Erin, 1980-


Includes index. Discusses the religion of Judaism, including their teachings, their holidays and traditions, daily life and how Jews have been persecuted throughout history.
Date Published:2024

Immigrants from India and Southeast Asia

Yomtov, Nel.


In today's uncertain world, many families are leaving their home countries and seeking a better life in the United States. Immigrants from India and Southeast Asia explores the stories of two families who left their home countries to find a better life in the United States. Follow their journeys to find out why they left their homelands and understand the challenges they faced in moving to a new country.
Date Published:2021

In today's uncertain world, many families are leaving their home countries and seeking a better life in the United States. Immigrants from India and Southeast Asia explores the stories of two families who left their home countries to find a better life in the United States. Follow their journeys to find out why they left their homelands and understand the challenges they faced in moving to a new country.

Date Published:2021

Jewish festivals and traditions

Raij, Emily,


Introduction to Judaism -- Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur -- Hanukkah -- Passover -- Life events. Each of the major Jewish holidays and festivals includes special traditions and customs.
Date Published:2025

Jewish synagogue

Wood, Angela.


Includes index. What is a synagogue for? What is the Torah? What are the Ten Commandments? All these questions and more are explored in this first introduction to the religion of Judaism.
Date Published:2022

Netherlands

Mattern, Joanne, 1963-


The Netherlands is a flat, coastal nation in Europe. It relies on dikes and floodgates to protect it from the sea. More than 17 million people live in this enchanting region of farms, fields, and flowers. Supported by full-color photographs, informative sidebars, and fun facts, readers learn about the Netherlands, including its rich history, unique traditions, government, language, and adoration for tulips.
Date Published:2020

The Netherlands is a flat, coastal nation in Europe. It relies on dikes and floodgates to protect it from the sea. More than 17 million people live in this enchanting region of farms, fields, and flowers. Supported by full-color photographs, informative sidebars, and fun facts, readers learn about the Netherlands, including its rich history, unique traditions, government, language, and adoration for tulips.

Date Published:2020

Netherlands

Spanier, Kristine


In this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Netherlands.
Date Published:2020

Rosh Hashanah

Koster, Gloria,


What is Rosh Hashanah? -- When is Rosh Hashanah? -- Getting ready -- A day to pray -- Holiday foods -- Rosh Hashanah projects. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is the first of the Jewish Holy High Days and one of Judaism's holiest days. Often called the birthday of the world, it is celebrated on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. People celebrate this happy holiday with family and friends by praying, lighting candles, and eating special meals and sweet treats.
Date Published:2024

What is Rosh Hashanah? -- When is Rosh Hashanah? -- Getting ready -- A day to pray -- Holiday foods -- Rosh Hashanah projects. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is the first of the Jewish Holy High Days and one of Judaism's holiest days. Often called the birthday of the world, it is celebrated on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. People celebrate this happy holiday with family and friends by praying, lighting candles, and eating special meals and sweet treats.

Date Published:2024

Southeast Asian immigrants in Canada

Lukidis, Lydia.



Date Published:2020

What Jewish looks like

Kleinrock, Liz,


Compiled by educator and author Liz Kleinrock and author Caroline Kusin Pritchard, this powerful intersectional anthology celebrates thirty-six Jewish heroes from Tracee Ellis Ross, to Ezra Frech, to Dona Gracia Nasi. A first-ever collection that disrupts the narrative of how a Jewish person is perceived, What Jewish Looks Like includes accessible primers on important Jewish history, a map, quotes, and much more!
Date Published:2024

Compiled by educator and author Liz Kleinrock and author Caroline Kusin Pritchard, this powerful intersectional anthology celebrates thirty-six Jewish heroes from Tracee Ellis Ross, to Ezra Frech, to Dona Gracia Nasi. A first-ever collection that disrupts the narrative of how a Jewish person is perceived, What Jewish Looks Like includes accessible primers on important Jewish history, a map, quotes, and much more!

Date Published:2024