Solomon and the Trees

by Matt Biers-Ariel

Book Overview

As a child, Solomon loves the forest and visits it often, but all too soon Solomon grows up and becomes a king. He is very busy and forgets about the forest and his friends, the animals. In this lushly illustrated environmental midrash, Solomon comes to understand the price we pay when we don't take care of the earth and its blessings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807407496
• ISBN13: 9780807407493
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Behrman House Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.7" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Based on a Midrash folktale and Judaic teachings

Solomon was a young prince who lived next to a large forest where he spent every spare moment because he preferred peaceful trees to rancorous humans, and was taught to speak their language by the animals who lived there. When Solomon grew up and became the king, he found himself so busy that he forgot about the forests and his animal friends. Eventually Solomon came to understand the price that must be paid when people don't take proper care of the earth and its blessings. Highly recommended for young readers grades 1-3, and based on a Midrash folktale and Judaic teachings about the earth and the festival cycle, Solomon And The Trees is an outstanding and superbly presented collaboration between author Matt Biers-Airel and illustrator Esti Silverberg-Kiss.