| For Heaven's Sake: For Heaven's Sake Contributor(s): Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg (Author), Finney, Kathryn Kunz (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1580230547 ISBN-13: 9781580230544 Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: "For heaven's sake, Isaiah!" People say that to Isaiah a lot. Everyone talks about heaven. But noone says what heaven is or where to find it. So when Isaiah's grandfather dies and his father says that he has gone to heaven, Isaiah becomes determined to find out where heaven is located exactly. After seeking answers to this question from people of different faiths and backgrounds, he realizes that heaven isn't so difficult to find after all. 20 color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - General - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 99024036 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 9.34" W x 12.35" (1.07 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Multicultural, Nondenominational, Nonsectarian Endorsed by Protestant, Catholic and Jewish Religious Leaders What is heaven? Where do we find it? People said for heaven's sake to Isaiah a lot. Everyone talked about heaven. "Thank heavens." "Heaven forbid." But no one would say what heaven was or where to find it. After his grandfather died Isaiah was told that Grandpa had gone to heaven. Isaiah wondered exactly where and what heaven was. He became determined to find out, and sought answers from many different people. In this charming story, award-winning author Sandy Eisenberg Sasso teaches that heaven is often found in the places where you least expect it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg: - Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, a parent, spiritual leader and storyteller, is the award-winning author of God's Paintbrush, In God's Name, God In Between and many other inspiring books for children of all faiths and backgrounds. The second woman to be ordained as a rabbi (1974) and the first rabbi to become a mother, she and her husband, Dennis, were the first rabbinical couple to jointly lead a congregation--Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis. They have two children, David and Debora, and three grandchildren. Sasso, who holds a doctorate in ministry, is active in the interfaith community, and has written and lectured on the renewal of spirituality and the discovery of the religious imagination in children of all faiths.
Click here to contact the author. Finney, Kathryn Kunz: -Kathryn Kunz Finney graduated from the College of Art and Design at Iowa State University and now lives in Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband, Andrew, and their children, Madison and Arthur. Her work appears on greeting cards in bookstores across the United States. For Heaven's Sake is her debut in children's book illustration. |