God's People: Stories from the Old Testament

From School Library Journal Grade 2-5?This collection of 32 old standards is written with verve and creativity. The stories of Noah, Cain and Abel, the Tower of Babel, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and others are abbreviated but never lose their main points. Dialogue heightens interest, and citations from the King James Version of the Bible are included. Unfortunately, Jesus is prefigured in the stories of Abraham and Isaac and Daniel, and at the book's conclusion, detracting from its authenticity as an adaptation of the Old Testament and limiting its usage. The rather whimsical, cartoon watercolor illustrations are attractively varied in size and shape to break up the text; but they do not measure up to the quality of the writing. They are too delicate and wispy, and lack humor or excitement.?Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VACopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. From