In this magnificently illustrated edition, all the best-loved stories of the Bible are retold for young readers by Selina Hastings. Her fluent, lively style reflects the character & poetry of the original Bible, while color photographs & vivid & finely detailed illustrations by Eric Thomas bring to life the people & places referred to in the stories. To help explain the stories & set them in their historical & geographical context, background information is included, together with photographs & maps of places mentioned in the Bible. This volume has been carefully prepared with a panel of religious consultants, historians, educators, & scholars. Foreword by Rabbi Joseph Potasnik.