God's People

God's People

by Anna Cynthia Leplar (Illustrator), Anna Cynthia Leplar (Illustrator), Geraldine McCaughrean (Author)

Synopsis

From an award winning author, a major new presentation of Old Testament stories. Geraldine McCaughrean is the Great storyteller of our times, renowned for her spirited retellings of classic stories. Here she brings us 32 Old Testament stories, among them Genesis, Cain & Abel, Noah and the Flood, and Samson and Delilah. Her colourful, accessible text is accompanied by favourite and familiar quotations from the King James version of the bible. The text is enhanced by the warmth and humanity of Anna C.Leplar's illustrations, which paint a vivid picture of life in biblical times.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Edition: New
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Published: 11 May 1998

ISBN 10: 1858816203
ISBN 13: 9781858816203
Book Overview: Geraldine McCaughrean has won the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Beefeater Award and the Smarties Prize.

Author Bio
Anna Leplar lives in Iceland with her husband and son. She originally trained as a fine artist and has worked for a number of publishers illustrating in black and white and colour. Her most recent commission has been the major DK Bible. Geraldine McCaughrean's novels and retellings for children have won her the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Whitbread Award and the Beefeater Award. A prolific author who writes for all ages, she lives in Berkshire with her husband and young daughter Ailsa.