Author: CARMI, GIORA
Title: And Shira Imagined
Description: Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1988. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 082760288X. Illustrated by Giora Carmi. Date of publication is 1988, Gregorian calendar, and 5748 in the Jewish calendar. Cover is tan colored with black lettering on spine. Oblong shaped. Pages are clean and tight. This is a NEW book. Full page sized color and b/w original drawings by the author. Stated FIRST EDITION." Shira and her parents were visiting Israel. They went first to Tel Aviv. 'Imagine, this city appeared like a miracle out of the sand, ' her mother said. And Shira imagined....all the stuffed animals from her bedroom back in America joined her in her imagination...Wherever the family went, Shira imagined. And when she imagined, her animal friends accompanied her....Black-and-white drawings of Israeli sites contrast with full-color images of Shira's thoughts. Giora Carmi's captivating art and simple, direct text encourage further comparisons of reality and fantasy in this charming picture book". Carmi is also well know for his drawings in periodicals and magazines as well as children's books...Lovely, lively, charmingly illustrated tale of a young girl, her imagination, and an ancient land and culture. Oversized, 3#. ; Color & B/W Illustrations; 12 x 10 1/4; Unpaginated, 32 pages; Cover has light shelfwear and bumping. Front endpaper has some creasing. DJ has shelf wear, rubbing/scuffing, light creasing and bumping; in a mylar cover.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

Keywords: 082760288x Israel; Travel; Juvenile Literature; Art; Artists; Picture Books; Giora Carmi; Illustrations; Illustrators;


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