O Jerusalem: Voices of a Sacred City
by Jane Yolen, John Thompson (Illustrator)
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A poetic tribute to Jerusalem, in honor of the 3000th anniversary of its founding, celebrating its history as a holy city for three major religions.Tags
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This is one of my favorite books to bring into Sunday school as a teaching tool. The poems capture the students attention and then the commentary at the bottom helps to explain the meaning of the story. The main idea of this text is to retell biblical stories.
I did not like this book. I am not a fan of the genre poetry, so I was not very engaged. The pictures did not enhance the poems as they were very dull and un-appealing. The book was made as a tribute to Jerusalem and I think this was important factor, however my interest could not connect with anything throughout this book.
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Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the show more age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults. Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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