Jerusalem Sky: Stars, Crosses and Crescents

by Mark Podwal

Book Overview

Jerusalem-ancient home to Jews, Christians, and Muslims-is blanketed by a sky like no other. According to legend, the Jerusalem sky held off the rains for seven years while King Solomon built his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038574689X
• ISBN13: 9780385746892
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good Book for Inter-Faith Families

A clear and educational explanation of three religions traditions present not only in Jerusalem but in many other cities of our world. A good book for inter-faith families.

The Dream That Is Jerusalem Fashioned into a Poem for Children

Illustrated with a stunning blend of acrylic, gouache, and colored pencil, JERUSALEM SKY presents the meaning Jerusalem holds for Judaism (stars), Christianity (crosses), and Islam (crescents) in the form of a children's poem. From the focus of the sky, the stories of the Temple of Solomon and the Western Wall, Golgotha Hill and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock are revealed. The reader is bathed in dreamlike descriptions of these holy sites, which although carefully drawn are never directly named. The text is simple yet beautiful, and the pictures possess a vivid primitiveness that invokes a sense of otherworldliness. The three religions are portrayed in such a balanced and loving manner that it creates the illusion they coexist within the walls of Jerusalem in an incredible peace. This is a perfect book to introduce children to the majesty of Jerusalem without any of the animosity that usually mars it.