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in learning about Einstein, or if your
son or daughter is preparing one of
those ubiquitous aforementioned
reports about "famous Jews," this is a
good introduction. Brallier is a very
good writer for young readers (note
her remark when writing of how
Einstein was constantly plagued by
reporters asking, "Could you briefly
explain your theory of relativity?"
This, she writes, "drove Albert
nuts.")
Best of all, this book includes a
chapter on the strange adventures of
Einstein's brain after his death.
Einstein opted to be cremated •
(though Judaism expressly forbids
cremation) and his brain was donat-
ed to science. One of those present
at the autopsy was a Dr. Harvey
Who, after the procedure, took the
brain back with him to his
hometown of Weston, Mo. He

Have you ever found yourself reading
a book that's pleasant enough, only
to pause and say, "Now, what is the
point of this?"
Not that every book has to have a
point, but at the end of a book you
want to feel satisfied, not still won-
dering.
A Stormy Ride on Noah's Ark, writ-
ten in rhyme, will leave you wonder-
ing. It's cute, but totally unnecessary,
not unlike a TV sitcom.
The animals board the ark and
soon there's a storm. They begin to
get restless and want to go home.
The sparrow offers to sing a song,
the mouse says he will tell stories,
and then at last the spider weaves a
web of sleep to wrap you in."
(What, exactly, does that mean, by
the way?) Then the animals wake up
and the rainbow is there, behind a
tired-looking Noah.
Unless you collect books about
Noah's. Ark and just can't make it
without this one, it's best to pass on
this supposedly stormy, but mostly
boring, ride.

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kept it in
formaldehyde in
his office, just down the
street from Weston's other claim-to-
fame: the world's largest ball of
string.
In later years, Harvey settled in
Wichita, Kan., where the brain
stayed until several years ago. Then,
author Michael Paterniti (who wrote
a book about the experience) and
Harvey put the preserved brain in a
car and drove to California to give a
piece of it to Einstein's daughter,
Evelyn. The rest of the brain was
donated to a hospital in Princeton,
N.J.

A Stormy Ride on Noah's Ark by

Patricia Hooper, with illustrations by
Lunn Munsinger. (G.1? Pu.tnam's Sons;
$15.99.)

Who doesn't know Friedman's
charming "The Alef Bet
Song"? Why even "Barney in
Concert" features the Purple
Guy singing a rousing ver-
sion of this number.
And for good reason.
Friedman is terrific.
Her songs are happy, fun and easy
to sing. You really get the feeling that
Friedman made this CD for children
to enjoy, rather than for self-promo-
tion (you probably know of "chil-
dren's singers" whose recordings seem
not really for families to enjoy, but to
hear themselves sing.)
Along with "The Alef Bet Song,"
Friedman has written lots of new
songs about welcoming guests, Rabbi
Akiva and enjoying Shabbat. Just
wait until your children hear the
snappy "Dik'duk" (grammar). They'll
love it and in no time will be singing
along. The CD includes lyrics in
Hebrew and English.
If you're looking for a great way to
introduce your children to Hebrew
or to let them have a lot of fun if
they already know the language,
don't miss The Alef Bet.

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