Chief editor, children magazine Pashosh (Hebrew: עיתון פשוש) by SPNI, The Poet of Sea of Galilee (Hebrew: המשוררת מכנרת, HaMeshoreret MeKineret),Legend Flowers (Hebrew: פרחי אגדה, PirHai HaGadah),Legend Birds (Hebrew: צפורי אגדה, Tziporei HaGadah),Legend Land (Hebrew: ארץ אגדה, Eretz HaGadah)
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Amos BarAmos Bar, 1958
Amos Bar (Hebrew: עמוס בר) (October 15, 1931 – March 15, 2011), also known as "Possa", was an Israeli author, teacher, and editor. Most of his books are for children and young adults.
Amos Bar was born to Sarah and Pinhas Barber in moshavTel Adashim, in the Jezreel Valley, Israel. At age 9, his family relocated to Tel Aviv. His early life experiences are richly interlaced in his books. After graduating from high school in Tel Aviv, he enlisted in the IDF and served in Nahlayim Mul Aza ("Nahal soldiers opposite Gaza"), the country's first Nahal settlement, which later became kibbutz Nahal Oz. In 1951, he joined Kibbutz Revivim in the Negev. His first book The Little Tractor Driver was written in 1958, following his experiences as a farmer in the kibbutz fields. He continued to publish numerous children's books, stories and children's magazines, radio plays and teleplays for children on radio and television. After graduating from the kibbutz seminary college and from Tel Aviv University, he was a teacher and an educator for many years.
Amos Bar's books are inspired by his childhood experiences in the Land of Israel, its landscapes, and animals. His writing is characterized by a personal, smiling, and rogue style – seasoned with nostalgia and optimism. His strong affection for his characters is highly apparent in his books:
"Sometimes, early in the morning, for the sound of birdsong, I go back to the days of my childhood, seeing the sights of the world through the eyes of a child, hearing the sounds with child ears, and feeling everything with a child's heart. I instantly empathize with everything I tell about, from a tree and a flower to a bird, a deer or a dwarf; while writing I see them alive and perform tricks, hear them talk as human beings, and there is nothing I can do but write or tell what I see and feel ", described Amos his work process. "My childhood stories are written quickly and without difficulty. I simply remember clearly what happened to since I started to walk."
The Little Tractor Driver (Hebrew: הטרקטוראי הקטן, Hatractora'i Hakatan, 1958)
Fishing Fish (Hebrew: דגים דגים, DaGeem DaGeem, 1961)
Rotem and the Magic Hair (Hebrew: רותם ושערת הקסמים, Rotem Vese'arat Hak'samim, 1961) – written for his oldest daughter's birthday
The Legend of the Awakening Sea (Hebrew: אגדת הים המתעורר, Agadat Hayam Hamit'orer, 1963)
The Ants Hill (Hebrew: גבעת הנמלים, Giv'at Hanemalim, 1967)
I'm Running out of The Horse (Hebrew: נגמר לי הסוס, Nigmar Li Hasus, 1972)
Dews in the Negev (Hebrew: טללים בנגב, Tlalim BaNegev, 1972)[1]
The Tales of TomerOdedana (Hebrew: עלילות תומרודדנה, Halilot TomerOdedana, 1975)
Blockade Runner (Hebrew: פורץ המחסומים, Poretz Hama'hsomim, 1972) "פורץ המחסומים". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011. (Hebrew)
The Negev Patrol (Hebrew: סיירת הנגב, Sayeret HaNegev, 1978)
The rebellion at the Zoo (Hebrew: המרד בפינת החי, Ha'mered Be'pinat He'hai, 1979)
Burning Ship at Tel-Aviv shore (Hebrew: אניה בוערת בחוף תל אביב, Oniya Bo'eret Be'hof Tel Aviv, 1980)
Stories about Birds (Hebrew: סיפורים על ציפורים, Sipurim Al Tziporim, 1983)[2]
The Jumping Champion and the Car Counter(Hebrew: אלוף הקפיצות וסופר המכוניות, Aluf Hak'fitzot Vesofer Hame'honiyot, 1988)
