New Releases by Alan Benjamin

Alan Benjamin is the author of Disney - My Picture Dictionary (2012), Picture Dictionary (2009), Jews of the Dutch Caribbean (2003), Zoo Babies (1994), A Nickel Buys a Rhyme (1993).

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Disney - My Picture Dictionary

release date: Jan 01, 2012

Jews of the Dutch Caribbean

release date: Aug 27, 2003
Jews of the Dutch Caribbean
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.

Zoo Babies

release date: Jan 01, 1994

A Nickel Buys a Rhyme

release date: Mar 16, 1993
A Nickel Buys a Rhyme
A collection of short poems, including "Mud Pies a Penny," "Let''s Count the Raindrops," and "Zoo''s Who."

Appointment

release date: Jan 01, 1993
Appointment
"Death, disguised as an old woman, searches for Abdullah the servant"--Title page verso.

Halloween Riddles

release date: Jan 01, 1993
Halloween Riddles
What''s a ghost''s favorite color? Light boo, of course. A gently scary new Chubby Board Book. Full color.

Let's Play/Vamos a Jugar

release date: Oct 01, 1992
Let's Play/Vamos a Jugar
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!

Nicaragua

release date: Jan 01, 1989
Nicaragua
"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).

One Thousand Space Monsters Have Landed

A Change of Plans

A Change of Plans
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.

1000 Space Monsters Have Landed

1000 Space Monsters Have Landed
Ten fanciful drawings of space monsters divide into three captioned segments which can be flipped into 1000 combinations.

1000 Monsters

1000 Monsters
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.
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