Jacob and Esau
By Mary Auld
Jacob's Dream:
The Story of Jacob's Ladder
By Bryan Davis
Biblical Stories for Children: Jacob, Esau, Rachel, and Leah |
|
Jacob and Esau By Mary Auld |
Each book from the publisher's Bible Stories series includes a retelling of an Old
Testament story, told partly through dialogue and partly through narration. The
good-sized type will encourage readers just beyond the beginning reader stage, while
the many richly colored illustrations make the books accessible to younger children
as well. The composition of the paintings has a formal quality that gives a sense of
a narrative unfolding on stage--perhaps in a series of tableaux. Well chosen in terms
of their inherent drama and their cultural importance, the stories of David and Goliath,
Jacob and Esau, and Noah's Ark are clearly retold here. Each book ends with some helpful
notes on the story and its source, a map of the Middle East during biblical times, a
glossary, and a few textbooklike questions.
|
|
Jacob's Dream: The Story of Jacob's Ladder By Bryan Davis |