280:, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan), Japanese, Chinese, Hungarian and Macedonian. In China the series is received with great enthusiasm and success. Uncle Leo's Adventures' chapter reader books are part of the official curriculum of the Israeli ministry of education. The first book won the Public Library Award, 2010, the most prestigious prize for children's literature in Israel. It also won an award for its illustration (by Yaniv Shimony) from the Museum of Israel. The 3rd book of the series won the Devora Omer's award for the most popular children's or youth book in the public libraries. An Uncle Leo's Adventures' reading play in Arabic, based on the 1st book in the series premiered in January 2016 in the Elmina Theater (Jaffa) that promotes tolerance and co-existence in Israel. Uncle Leo's Adventures with Ragepunch the Witch, an original Uncle Leo's Adventures' Hebrew play for stage, written by Levi, premiered in December 2017 in
298:, portraying school days' adventures, was published in 2014. It tells the story of Michael, an excellent, obedient nonetheless frightened school pupil, who tends to cry a lot. During summer vacation he promises himself that next year he'll be braver and less anxious, but then he discovers his teacher is the most monstrous teacher since the dinosaur's era. Unfortunately, Michael falls in love with Daphne, without knowing she is Mrs. Rosebud's daughter.
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Kid - When It Rains, It Pours" was published in May 2019. In each book of the series the resourceful Jonah manages to help his poor family. He does that in an original, creative and very smart manner. The 3rd book in the series will be published in 2021.
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