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Publication
Pitspopany Press (2001), 32 pages
Description
A retelling of the story of Adam and Eve in which the serpent loses his legs as a punishment for preventing Adam and Eve from freely moving between heaven and earth.
Awards
National Jewish Book Award (Finalist — Children's Picture Book — 2002)
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LibraryThing member sbhoward321
This story is about why snakes crawl on their bellies. It goes through the story of Adam and Eve from the book of Genesis. In the end, it tells us that to punish the snake for tempting Adam and Eve, God cut off his legs.
LibraryThing member raizel
Adam and Eve are created at the same time. (This is a pair of equals.) Because they are created in God’s image, He favors them. Nakhash, the snake, who can talk and walk upright, is jealous that he has been replaced. His punishment—not death because the snake takes responsibility for what he
Nakhash is Hebrew for the serpent / snake in the Garden of Eden.
The illustrations are colorful; the paper is very shiny.
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did (unlike certain people in the story (not hard to figure out who they are since there are only two of them))—sounds like the end of a just-so story. The snake will be able to renew himself by shedding his skin; likewise, Adam and Eve can cast off their bad attitudes and start afresh. Nakhash is Hebrew for the serpent / snake in the Garden of Eden.
The illustrations are colorful; the paper is very shiny.
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ISBN
1930143206 / 9781930143203