Mendel's Accordion

Name: Mendel's Accordion
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Heidi Smith Hyde
ISBN: 9781512443974

Author: Heidi Smith Hyde

Narrator: Intuitive

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 01/01/2017

Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Religious Stories

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

A boy finds his great grandfather's accordion in the attic and with it the sweet history of klezmer music and the role the old accordion played in Jewish life through the years.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail on October 18, 2020

A poor musician from a small Eastern European village called Menitze, Mendel had few possessions, save for his treasured accordion. With this he made music, joining others to form a traveling musical band known as the Klezmorim. When times became too hard, Mendel immigrated to the United States, mee......more

Goodreads review by Allison on September 12, 2011

Jordan liked the cover and picked this one for us. She was way more captivated by this story about a talented American immigrant than I would have ever guessed, and she loved the unique names and Yiddish terminology.......more

Goodreads review by Joey on February 28, 2015

For fans of klezmer music...........more