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First Fruits: A Shavuot Story by Amalia Hoffman © 2023, Agawath, Massachusetts: Harold Grinspoon Foundation; Library of Congress Control Number 2023943564, 18 pages, $8.95. SAN DIEGO – Shavuot arrives this year on Tuesday night, June 11. This hard-cover book is intended to introduce your toddler to the holiday of Shavuot, getting your hands dirty gardening, the joy of sharing, and the names of the seven species of ancient Israel. Deuteronomy 8.8 describes the Land of Israel as a “land of wheat and barley, and wines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey.” Illustrations…