A Concert in the Sand

Sandbank, Rachella

ISBN 10: 1512401013 / ISBN 13: 9781512401011

Published by Kar-Ben Publishing ?, 2017

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00042877986

Synopsis:

A grandma and her little grandson take a walk along a Tel-Aviv street and encounter the conductor and musicians of the Israel Philharmonic gathering for their first performance. A foreign rights acquisition from Israel, this beautiful book is based on the true story of the creation of the Israel Philharmonic just after the birth of the State of Israel.

About the Author:

Tami Shem-Tov was born in Kiryat Ono, Israel, in 1969, and lives in Tel Aviv. After working as a journalist for a number of years, she now teaches creative writing at the University of Haifa and holds meetings with children. Shem-Tov has written several books for children and youth and a children's play. Her first book, Just for Milli, was awarded the Ze'ev Prize (1999); her second, Matti's Orange Revolution, has been adapted for the stage. Letters from Nowhere received the Yad Vashem Prize (2007), the Ze'ev Prize (2008) and the German Children's Literature Award (2010). She also received the Prime Minister's Prize (2011). Shem-Tov's latest book for youth, I'm not a Thief, was awarded the DafDaf Prize (2012), the Lea Goldberg Prize (2013), an Andersen Honor Citation (2014) the Public Libraries Award (2014) and the Bialik Prize (2014).

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Concert in the Sand
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ?
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Ofer, Avi
Condition: Acceptable