What was Antiochus’s nick­name? What do the drei­del, the astro­gali, and tee­to­tum have in com­mon? What does the sci­ence of prob­a­bil­i­ty have to do with drei­dels? And Sir Isaac New­ton? The answers to these ques­tions and many more facts, lore, and his­to­ry are pre­sent­ed in spright­ly fash­ion in this unusu­al lit­tle com­pan­ion to Hanukkah. Much of it is nar­rat­ed by four child char­ac­ters and the over­all style is friend­ly and casu­al, like the illus­tra­tions, which will be in col­or. Because it com­bines the famil­iar with the off-beat, lore with sci­ence, it will appeal to a wide range of read­ers, both Jew­ish and non-Jew­ish. For ages 8 – 11.