Simon and the Bear: A Hanukkah Tale
by Eric A. Kimmel and Matthew Trueman
Stranded on an iceberg after the boat on which he is traveling to America sinks,... read more
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Year Published 2014
Word Count 1,450
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 170598
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Jews
- Miracles
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Bears
- Polar bear--Fiction
- Polar bear
- Shipwrecks
- Bears
- Survival--Fiction
- Bears--Fiction
- Jews--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Hanukkah
- Hanukkah--Fiction
- Miracles--Fiction
- Survival
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Shipwrecks--Fiction
- Hanukkah
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Beyond Polar Express
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