Climbing Jacob's Ladder: Heroes of the Bible in African-American Spirituals

This book is a collection of biblical stories. However, the biblical stories are written in a way that can help children better understand them. They are not only simplified versions of the biblical stories, but they provide beautiful illustrations to go along with the text. Each page in the book introduces a new biblical character. The book includes stories about Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, David, Ezekiel, Daniel, and Jonah. This is a great book for helping children understand these classic stories.