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| Resource: |
Book (Bk2023) Who counts? : 100 sheep, 10 coins, and 2 sons
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| Author: |
Amy-Jill Levine |
| Publisher: |
Westminster John Knox Press, 2017 |
| Length: |
40 pages |
| Heading: |
CH9 — Children's Literature
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| Subjects: |
Self-esteem / Religious aspects / Christianity / Juvenile li |
| Location: |
BT376 .L48 2017 |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9780664262747
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| Description: |
Levine and Sasso present contemporary retellings of the three biblical parables with numerical themes: the good shepherd lost coin and prodigal son. In the first a Caucasian farmhand in a plaid shirt and cowboy hat temporarily loses one of his 100 sheep; in the similar second parable an African American woman scours her midcentury modern home for a lost silver drachma celebrating its discovery with a party for the women in town. In the longer final story Meganck pictures the father and sons as a Latino family running a vast farm. All three stories are true to their biblical roots but Meganck’s handsome paintings of diverse characters and present day settings may help readers find greater connections to their messages about value faithfulness and appreciation—and it doesn’t hurt that each parable ends with a party. Ages 3–8. (May)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved." |
| Age Groups: |
Preschool; Elementary
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