The Golden City: Jerusalem's 3,000 Years

by Neil Waldman

Book Overview

Neil Waldman brings the colors and contrasts of Jerusalem's ancient buildings and distant hillsides to life in The Golden City: Jerusalem s 3,000 Years. Filled with history, and even a time line, The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689800800
• ISBN13: 9780689800801
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A nice book but not essential

When I write reviews of children's books, I write with my audience of elementary and middle school students in mind. As a Catholic school librarian with limited funds, I consider the practicality of the library's purchases. My main question then for all books I purchase is: How useful is this book? Utility can even include beauty. That said, here are some basic observations: *Writer/illustrator Neil Waldman creates what I would call a souvenir book, highlighting the history of Israel beginning with David slaying Goliath. His lovely, almost dreamy illustrations that match each major change of history have a glowing memory effect about them. *His narrative reads like an essay, unbroken by subtopic headings, making this a smooth historical travelogue but not a useful research source. *The best thing is the chronology concluding the long essay and located in the back of the book. It is divided by black left-margin dots. So all things considered, "The Golden City: Jerusalem's 3,000 Years" is a nice book to add to your collection, but not essential. Truthfully, I obtained the book through our book fair at a significant discount. It is a lovely book!