{"product_id":"the-book-rescuer-how-a-mensch-from-massachusetts-saved-yiddish-literature-for-generations-to-come-9781481472203","title":"The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come","description":"\u003cb\u003eRecipient of a Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn ALA Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Text and illustration meld beautifully.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Stunning.\"​ --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired... a] journalistic, propulsive narrative.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"The story comes alive through the bold acrylic and gouache art.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book artist Stacy Innerst and author Sue Macy comes a story of one man's heroic effort to save the world's Yiddish books in their Sydney Taylor Book Award-winning masterpiece.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the last forty years, Aaron Lansky has jumped into dumpsters, rummaged around musty basements, and crawled through cramped attics. He did all of this in pursuit of a particular kind of treasure, and he's found plenty. Lansky's treasure was any book written Yiddish, the language of generations of European Jews. When he started looking for Yiddish books, experts estimated there might be about 70,000 still in existence. Since then, the MacArthur Genius Grant recipient has collected close to 1.5 million books, and he's finding more every day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in a folkloric voice reminiscent of Patricia Polacco, this story celebrates the power of an individual to preserve history and culture, while exploring timely themes of identity and immigration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSue Macy is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eMiss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber\u003c\/i\u003e, which was on the Amelia Bloomer List and named a CBC\/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book, among many other accolades. Sue is also the author of \u003ci\u003eWheels of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChange: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBasketball Belles: How Two Teams and One Scrappy Player\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePut Women's Hoops on the Map\u003c\/i\u003e. A former editor at Scholastic, she lives in Englewood, New Jersey. Learn more at SueMacy.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStacy Innerst is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eRuth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of RBG vs. Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e, which earned the prestigious designation of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Children's Book. He also illustrated the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, which received four starred reviews; \u003ci\u003eThomas Jefferson Grows a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He studied art and history at the University of New Mexico and resides in Pittsburgh. Learn more at StacyInnerst.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544554017042,"sku":"9781481472203","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_36c94064-9fc9-47d8-a965-d3b432fd556f.jpg?v=1731530794","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-rescuer-how-a-mensch-from-massachusetts-saved-yiddish-literature-for-generations-to-come-9781481472203","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}