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Whitney sews Joseph's many-colored coat
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Therese Johnson Borchard |
Having played a prank on a classmate of whom she is jealous, ten-year-old Whitney is transported by her emerald Bible back to the time of Joseph, son of Jacob, whose poor treatment at the hands of hi… |
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Whitney stows away on Noah's ark
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Therese Johnson Borchard |
When Whitney fails to stand up for a classmate who is being ridiculed, her emerald Bible enables her to go back in time and board the Ark with Noah as he saves the animals from the great flood. |
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Mabel and the Tower of Babel
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Ryan, John |
In this retelling of the Biblical story about the Tower of Babel, Mabel's parents, a king and queen, order a tower to be built to the sky to reach God; but God punishes all the people of the kingdom … |
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Scarlett and Sam
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Eric A. Kimmel |
Grandma Mina's Persian carpet sends twins Scarlett and Sam to Egypt in the time of Moses, where they come to understand that every Jew was part of the first Passover, and just what made it different … |
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The tale of paradise lost
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Nancy Willard |
A prose retelling of John Milton's narrative poem chronicling the war in heaven between competing angels and how the disobedience of Adam and Eve led to their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. |
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Noah's wife
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Sandy Eisenberg Sasso |
Noah's wife Naamah is called upon by God to gather the seeds of every type of plant on Earth and bring them safely onto the ark before the great flood. |
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Miracles of Jesus
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Pamela Broughton |
Recounts the miracles performed by Jesus such as His healing the sick, feeding the crowd, and walking on water. |
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Masada
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Gloria D. Miklowitz |
As the Roman army marches inexorably across the Judean desert towards the fortress of Masada, Simon and his family and friends prepare, along with the rest of the Jewish Zealots, to fight and never s… |
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Pharaoh's daughter
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Julius Lester |
A fictionalized account of the Biblical tale in which a Hebrew infant, rescued by the daughter of the Pharaoh, passes through a turbulent adolescence to eventually become a prophet of his people whil… |
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Ben Hur
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Lew Wallace |
A bestseller since 1880...The classic saga of the Roman EmpireFrom a thrilling sea battle to its famous chariot race to the agony of the Crucifixion, this is the epic tale of a prince who became a sl… |
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The angel and the donkey
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Katherine Paterson |
A soothsayer and his faithful donkey save the Israelites from destruction by King Balak on the orders of an angel. |
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The writing on the wall
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Leon Garfield |
Samuel, a kitchen-boy in Babylon, serves Belshazzar, the King, and his guests at the feast during which God delivers a message to Belshazzar which is interpreted by Judge Daniel. |
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Moses in Egypt
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Lynne Reid Banks |
Tiy, reine d'Egypte, se rendait au bord du Nil pour se baigner quand elle trouva l'enfant dans une corbeille. Elle l'adopta, l'appela Moïse, ce qui signifie : "Sauvé des eaux", et l'éleva comme son p… |
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Song of the Magdalene
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Donna Jo Napoli |
Tells the story of Miriam, a young girl being raised by her widowed father in ancient Israel, who grows up to be Mary Magdalene. |
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Cecil, the lost sheep
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Andrew McDonough |
When Cecil the sheep goes off in search of adventure and gets stuck on a mountain ledge, his shepherd leaves the rest of his flock behind to find Cecil and bring him home. |
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Little Hands Story Bible
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Carine Mackenzie |
There is a story that runs throughout the whole Bible. It's one that will never end and that you can be a part of. It's a story of love, and sometimes of despair, but ultimately it's a story of hope.… |
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