{"product_id":"american-golem-9781681155357","title":"American Golem","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“… utterly charming, impressively original, thoroughly 'kid friendly', and unfailingly entertaining…” – Midwest Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA kid arrives in America, where everything is big, crowded, strange, and scary. He builds a golem, a mud monster from Jewish folklore, to protect him from the big kids next door. But he soon learns he doesn't need the golem for protection. What else can a golem do in America?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraphic-novel style illustrations provide a fresh approach with kid appeal, and an Author Note introduces the Jewish value of tikkun olam, repairing the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Through an amusing story and charming, highly detailed illustrations, American Golem articulates the fear of every newcomer: that they won’t fit in. \u003c\/b\u003eThe book’s lesson—that it’s important to be open to new experiences and people—is timely, and its writing is accessible to young people. The book includes a meaningful author’s note which further expands upon this topic.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— Jewish Book Council\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An utterly charming, impressively original, thoroughly 'kid friendly', and unfailingly entertaining picture book\u003c\/b\u003e for young readers ages 8 to 12, American Golem by author and illustrator Marc Lumer is very highly recommended for family, elementary school, and community library collections for young readers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— Midwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lumer's comics-style mixed-media illustrations successfully combine a traditional picture-book format with comics conventions (panels, speech balloons, and frames). Earthy colors predominate, and the inclusion of several sepia-toned photographs suggests the setting as pre-WWII New York City. While the story makes few references to Judaism, an appended author's note clarifies \u003cb\u003eboth golems and tikun olan (repairing the world) and offers questions for discussion.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Behrman House Inc.,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49534869373271,"sku":"9781681155357","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781681155357.jpg?v=1731896329","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-golem-9781681155357","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}