{"product_id":"max-builds-a-time-machine-torah-time-travel-by-carl-harris-shuman-grade-2-3","title":"Max Builds a Time Machine Torah Time Travel By Carl Harris Shuman Grade 2-3","description":"\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eWhen Max time-travels to meet the biblical Abraham and Sarah he learns the value of welcoming strangers--including Emma a new girl in his class.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size: background-color: rgb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eThis is part of a com­bined review for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eMax and Emma Cross the Red Sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size: background-color: rgb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;\"\u003eEasy-to-read lan­guage and col­or­ful illus­tra­tions make these two time-trav­el adven­ture tales based on sto­ries in the Torah excel­lent intro­duc­tions to bib­li­cal char­ac­ters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e Pro­tag­o­nists Max and Emma use a home-made time machine to trav­el to ancient times, where they par­tic­i­pate in events they have only learned about in Hebrew school.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size: background-color: rgb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;\"\u003eIn the first book, Max has lit­tle patience for his class­mate Emma.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e When Max finds him­self in Abra­ham and Sarah's tent along with three mys­te­ri­ous strangers, he learns an impor­tant les­son about hos­pi­tal­i­ty and about the prop­er way to greet and inter­act with strangers. When Max returns, he is kinder and more accept­ing of Emma, and the two start to become friends. A â€œNote for Fam­i­lies\" is append­ed, sum­ma­riz­ing and extend­ing some of the lessons Max has learned dur­ing his time trav­el experience.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size: background-color: rgb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;\"\u003eIn the sec­ond sto­ry, Max and his fam­i­ly are prepar­ing for the Passover seder, and Max devel­ops a case of stage fright while con­tem­plat­ing singing the Four Ques­tions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e This time, his new friend, Emma, and her poo­dle, Kelev, accom­pa­ny Max on his time machine adven­ture. They arrive at the Red Sea short­ly before the Israelites are ready to plunge into the water in order to escape the Egyp­tians, who are chas­ing them and who hope to rein­state them as slaves. They meet Nachshon, the first of the Israelites to brave the sea before it splits, allow­ing them to pass in safe­ty. Max learns some impor­tant lessons about brav­ery and that through­out his­to­ry, pub­lic speak­ing has been a daunt­ing task for many, includ­ing Moses. Anoth­er â€œNote to Fam­i­lies\" append­ed to the sec­ond sto­ry encour­ages chil­dren to face and over­come their fears.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size: background-color: rgb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;\"\u003eBoth books are fun to read and help chil­dren and their fam­i­lies think about bib­li­cal sto­ries in a new light, draw­ing atten­tion to con­nec­tions in their own lives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e, which will help them become kinder and more con­fi­dent as they mature. Schools and par­ents will wel­come this series as part of a larg­er con­ver­sa­tion about Jew­ish and gen­er­al val­ues that affect chil­dren's dai­ly lives.       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003e--Michal Malen, The Jewish Book Council\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IsraelBookShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42254422638757,"sku":"978-1681155685","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/8860\/9445\/files\/978-1681155685.jpg?v=1725093903","url":"https:\/\/www.israelbookshop.com\/products\/max-builds-a-time-machine-torah-time-travel-by-carl-harris-shuman-grade-2-3","provider":"IsraelBookShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}