New Releases by Alan Benjamin

Jews of the Dutch Caribbean addresses identity and ethnicity, through a detailed study of a little-known group in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. It asks readers to take a broad perspective on the contexts that play a role in ethnicity including, for example, ecology, history, kinship, commerce and language use in everyday life and, crucially, rituals. It asks readers to take a broad perspective on the contexts that play a role in ethnicity and draws on ethnographic research to analyze ethnic identities and look at how it is shaped and negotiated.

The perfect way to introduce preschoolers to the Festival of Lights, this irresistible package comes with a chubby board book about Hanukkah and two wooden dreidels. The brightly illustrated book describes the many ways Hanukkah is celebrated.

A collection of short poems, including "Mud Pies a Penny," "Let''s Count the Raindrops," and "Zoo''s Who."

"Death, disguised as an old woman, searches for Abdullah the servant"--Title page verso.

What''s a ghost''s favorite color? Light boo, of course. A gently scary new Chubby Board Book. Full color.

Illustrated by Hideo Shirotani.

Featuring simple, colorful illustrations of familiar toys, this bilingual book introduces words in English and Spanish. From ball (bola) to drum (tambor), young children will have fun using these words in their play every day. This small board book with rounded corners is perfect for little hands!

Riddles in rhyme describe the things associated with Halloween, including jack-o-lanterns, witches, haunted houses, ghosts, black cats, and trick or treating. On board pages.

"A tightly argued & carefully documented case for what the author terms ''an incomplete revolution.'' A unique assessment of the impact of U.S. policy toward Nicaragua. It is a valuable addition to libraries & extensive collections in Latin American politics."--James Rhodes, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa (Library Journal, 9/15/89).

When the Brown family decides to go for a boat ride and a picnic, they take along so many people that they end up having a swim and a picnic instead.

Pictures and text dealing with 10 monsters have been cut into three parts so that the reader can flip the various sections to provide many humorous variations.