The Angel and the Donkey

by Katherine Paterson

Book Overview

In this story from the Hebrew Bible, a stubborn donkey delivers an important message from the angel and helps her master, a powerful curse-layer, save the Israelites from the King of Moab.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395689694
• ISBN13: 9780395689691
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

highly recommend

This is a very well-done bible story book, one of the best i've seen. The illustrations are gorgeous, and make an attempt to be accurate - eg the Israelites are camped in twelve tribes, three on each side of the tent of meeting, there are assyrian-inspired motifs under the assumption that these would have influenced the Moabites, etc. The retelling follows fairly closely the account in Numbers, but with the lengthy oracles consisely summarized, and Balaam's motivations particularly emphasized. It makes clear Peter's comment "Baalam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness." (2 Pet 2:15)