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A Alphabet of Real Animals Only

By: Pnina Geffen • Illustrations: Abiel Basil

The animals play "Eretz Ir" and get stuck with the letter V. What animal is there with the letter V? While a virus insists that it is also an animal, the animals refuse to accept it and slowly a mysterious disease spreads. An amusing and touching story about the Hebrew language and the acceptance of the other.

Age Group: First Grade

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About the book

In a book full of humor and imagination, an innocent alphabet game turns into a stormy event, which raises important social issues. The rejection of the virus from the group of animals invites a discourse about observing rules, definitions of belonging versus flexibility, inclusion and acceptance of the other.

You don’t have anything that doesn’t have a place

(Avot 4:3)