David and Goliath (Bible Stories (Paperback Franklin Watts)) [Paperback]

Mary Auld (Author, Narrator), Diana Mayo (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2000 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Bible Stories (Paperback Franklin Watts)

David and Goliath retells the story of the famous battle between the boy David, armed only with a sling, and the fearsome warrior Goliath, clad in bronze armour and giant-like in size.'

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-These Bible stories are retold in a contemporary, pedestrian language. David and Goliath, from the First Book of Samuel, is about the brave young boy who battles with and overcomes the giant warrior who is his enemy; Jacob and Esau, from the Book of Genesis, tells of very different twin brothers who vie for the favor of their parents. Both titles conclude with background information and discussion questions. The nicely colored illustrations are biblically stylized, appropriate for the books. Although these are Judeo-Christian stories, they are also universal because of their classic human themes-courage, good and evil, sibling rivalry-all of which are good discussion issues.
Carolyn Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, ME
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Reviewed with Mary Auld's David and Goliath and Jacob and Esau.

Gr. 3-4, younger for reading aloud. 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. Carolyn Phelan
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 31 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Watts (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531153932
• ISBN-13: 978-0531153932
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,701,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars One illustration makes this book unappealing, January 8, 2007

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Joan K. Snipes (Shepherdstown, WV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: David and Goliath (Bible Stories) (Paperback)

David and Goliath is one of a series of Old Testament stories retold by Mary Auld. Unfortunately, Diana Mayo's last illustration in this book causes me to gasp in horror every time I look at it. Seeing David holding Goliath's severed head is too graphic for me. Thus, this is not a book I will share with children. It's too bad, because Auld's retelling of Jacob and Esau, another book in this series, is first rate, and I recommend it often.