Chil­dren’s

Let’s Meet Com­mu­ni­ty Helpers

Rik­ki Benenfeld
  • Review
By – February 13, 2014

Hachai’s col­or­ful­ly illus­trat­ed and lam­i­nat­ed lat­est intro­duces tod­dlers to com­mu­ni­ty work­ers and shows what they do to keep life run­ning smooth­ly and to keep neigh­bor­hood res­i­dents safe and healthy. We meet the mail car­ri­er, the police offi­cer, the fire fight­er, the ambu­lance dri­ver, the cross­ing guard, the librar­i­an, the garbage col­lec­tor, the bus dri­ver and the park atten­dant and each is described with respect for the job and grat­i­tude for the help they pro­vide. The con­cept of Hako­ras HaTov, the Jew­ish term for appre­ci­a­tion is intro­duced and giv­ing thanks to oth­ers is empha­sized. An impor­tant les­son, both reli- gious and gen­er­al, is taught gen­tly but clear­ly through good-natured rhyme. Rec­om­mend­ed for ages 2 – 5.

Michal Hoschan­der Malen is the edi­tor of Jew­ish Book Coun­cil’s young adult and children’s book reviews. A for­mer librar­i­an, she has lec­tured on top­ics relat­ing to lit­er­a­cy, run book clubs, and loves to read aloud to her grandchildren.

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