Children's Nonfiction Alphabet
On the Zwieback Trail
A Russian Mennonite Alphabet of Stories, Recipes and Historic Events
- Publisher
- CMU Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2011
- Category
- Alphabet, Europe
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 10
- Recommended Grade
- p to 5
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780920718926
- Publish Date
- Jan 2011
- List Price
- $25
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Description
On the Zwieback Trail is a delightful and informative children's alphabet book of Russian Mennonite history, lovingly assembled as attractive collages of artefacts, historical narratives, photographs, recipes, and personal anecdotes of the past. Every page has something new to offer-whether it's the meaning of the word "Anabaptist", the role tractors played in the story of Mennonite Central Committee, or a delicious recipe for fluffy zwieback, this alphabet book is sure to charm and educate children and adults alike.
About the authors
Author Lisa D. Weaver lives in Madison, Wisconsin and has written several educational books for younger readers about Anabaptist history and theology.
Judith Rempel Smucker's profile page
Judith Rempel Smucker is a designer and illustrator living in Winnipeg.
Julie Kauffman is an illustrator and designer who lives in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
Editorial Reviews
Anyone with Verenike strengthening their muscles and Borscht flowing in their veins knows that Z could only stand for Zwieback. Join a voyage of discovery down the alphabet trail to celebrate the history, culture, and service of this branch of Anabaptist believers. From the early 1500s to the present, it's all there for young and old to enjoy. (Katie Funk Wiebe, author of You Never Gave Me a Name: One Mennonite Woman's Story)
