But God Remembered: Stories of Women from Creation to the Promised Land Contributor(s): Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg (Author), Andersen, Bethanne (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1580233724 ISBN-13: 9781580233729 Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: This lively collection of four stories is a modern reclaiming of the Bible, a celebration of courageous and wise women from ancient tradition. Thses stories invite children of all ages and all faiths to remember, and to bring their own faith to life. With vivid prose and lush, full-color illustrations, this storybook introduces: Lillith, Serach the musician, Bityah, and Daughters of Z. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Religion - Bible Stories - General |
Dewey: 221.922 |
LCCN: 2011294456 |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9" W x 12" (0.39 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Theometrics - Secular |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A lively collection of stories that gives voices and names to women from biblical and ancient times whom we seldom remember. This lively collection of four stories is a modern reclaiming of the Bible, a celebration of courageous and wise women from ancient tradition. These stories invite children of all ages and all faiths to remember, and to bring their own faith to life. With vivid prose and lush, full-color illustrations, this storybook introduces:
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Contributor Bio(s): Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg: - Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, a parent, spiritual leader and storyteller, is the award-winning author of God's Paintbrush, In God's Name, God In Between and many other inspiring books for children of all faiths and backgrounds. The second woman to be ordained as a rabbi (1974) and the first rabbi to become a mother, she and her husband, Dennis, were the first rabbinical couple to jointly lead a congregation--Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis. They have two children, David and Debora, and three grandchildren. Sasso, who holds a doctorate in ministry, is active in the interfaith community, and has written and lectured on the renewal of spirituality and the discovery of the religious imagination in children of all faiths.
Click here to contact the author. Andersen, Bethanne: -Bethanne Andersen received her MFA from Brigham Young University, and has studied illustration in the Masters Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York. She is the illustrator of But God Remembered: Stories of Women from Creation to the Promised Land. Her work is in many museums and university private collections. |