Status
Available
Local notes
222.9 Gel
Collection
Genres
Publication
Scholastic (1998), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 38 pages
Description
Retells the story of how a beautiful Jewish girl became the Queen of Persia and saved her people from death at the hands of the evil Hamen.
Subjects
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Winner — 1998)
CCBC Choices (1998)
Physical description
38 p.; 10.35 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member STBA
Retells the story of how a beautiful Jewish girl became the Queen of Persia and saved her people from death at the hands of the evil Haman.
LibraryThing member jewelryladypam
Even though this is a children's book, I enjoyed it and learned from it. I read this as I began my Bible study on the Book Of Esther and it gave a thorough, understandable overview of the entire Old Testament account of Esther.
LibraryThing member amartin2787
QUEEN ESTHER SAVES HER PEOPLE is an inspirational story about a girl who becomes queen and has to save the Jewish people in her kingdom. This informational picture book is appropriate for grades kindergarten through third. The story exposes the message of the importance of standing up for what one
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believes in. The beautiful illustrations help to enhance the story. Since this book flows like a fiction book. Thus, there are no access features. The book makes for a good read aloud story in the classroom. Even though the story is about a religious topic, teachers could still read it in the classroom without having to worry about religion. This book would be great during a unit on standing up for oneself and what one believes is right. The style of the book is kid-friendly and easy for kids to understand. Show Less
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Pages
38