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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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From India to Israel

The Blue Butterfly of Cochin by Ariana Mizrahi & Siona Benjamin (Illustrator)

October 24, 2024 by BlackRaven 3 Comments

I like finding out things that might not be familiar to me, or to the majority of people if it is presented in a fun way, as I do not care for “just the facts” and “dry textbooks.”  I like things like The Blue Butterfly of Cochin by Ariana Mizrahi and illustrated by Siona Benjamin. (Currently available, I read this via an online reader copy). I like taking a fictional story and basing it in the facts to make it relatable to the reader.  This […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Religion Tagged With: Ariana Mizrahi, Ariana Mizrahi & Siona Benjamin, Ariana Mizrahi & Siona Benjamin (Illustrator), Emigration & Immigration, jewish, Middle East, Siona Benjamin, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:518 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Religion · Tags: Ariana Mizrahi, Ariana Mizrahi & Siona Benjamin, Ariana Mizrahi & Siona Benjamin (Illustrator), Emigration & Immigration, jewish, Middle East, Siona Benjamin, Social Themes ·
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The other parts of faith

On a Chariot of Fire: The Story of India’s Bene Israel by Erica Lyons

October 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Due to recent world events, I have tried to find books that show another side to the people involved in these conflicts. In my search I have found several books, including an Ukrainian folktale, such as a counting book from Palestine and books on Judaism or the people. And one of those that I recently found was, On a Chariot of Fire: The Story of India’s Bene Israel by Erica Lyons, (currently available, read via an online reader). I cannot say a lot about the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Religion Tagged With: celebrations, diversity, Elijah, Erica Lyons, faith, Hanukah, India, Judaism, Siona Benjamin

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:483 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Religion · Tags: celebrations, diversity, Elijah, Erica Lyons, faith, Hanukah, India, Judaism, Siona Benjamin ·
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