The song Two Ducks (Barvazayim) has been delighting generations of infants in Israel since the 1950s. In just a few words and some simple rhymes the song describes the relationship between Ephraim’s grandmother and a pair of fun-loving ducks. The two ducks compare the length of their necks, play hide-and-seek with Grandma, and squirt water on one another. The book invites parents and children alike to enjoy reading it, looking at the illustrations and singing finger-play songs together.
Age Group: TODDLERS
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Play“This is the song my grandfather sang to my father yesterday, and today I sing it…”
(Ehud Manor)
Lea Goldberg (1911–1970)
born in Lithuania, was a renowned poet, author, translator, editor and literary researcher. She also wrote many children’s books – such as Magic Hat (Kova Ksamim), What do the does do? (Ma Osot HaAyalot?), and Apartment to Rent (Dira Lehaskir) – that have become invaluable gems of Israeli children’s literature. Lea Goldberg was the head of the comparative literature department at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In 1970 she was awarded the Israel Prize for Literature; however, having unfortunately passed away two months prior to the ceremony, her mother received it on her behalf.
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Copies Distributed:
11,500
Publishing:
ספרית פועלים
Year of Distribution:
תשע"ו 2015-2016
