The Christ Child

by Maud Petersham (Illustrator)

Other authorsMiska Petersham (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 1985

Status

Available

Call number

CHRISTMAS

Genres

Children's Books

Nonfiction

Publication

Doubleday Books for Young Readers (1985), 63 pages

Description

Passages from the King James edition recounting Christ's nativity and childhood are illustrated to show how Palestine and Egypt may have looked 2000 years ago.

User reviews

LibraryThing member 2wonderY

The illustrations glow from the page. Exquisite and timeless.

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LibraryThing member fumc-cdale

Even though the book is old, it is written and illustrated by wonderful authors. The book is a classic and should be kept in the collection.

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Subjects

Bible. N.T. Gospels Illustrations

Jesus Christ Art

Jesus Christ Childhood Juvenile literature

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

63 p.

ISBN

0385072600 / 9780385072601

Barcode

11536

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