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Miriam at the river

Seven-year-old Miriam places her baby brother's basket in the Nile River, watches the Pharoah's daughter draw him out and name him Moses, and ponders a vision of other water parting. Includes note on the biblical story on which this is based.

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Main Author: Yolen, Jane (Author)
Other Authors: Le, Khoa, 1982- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN : Kar-Ben Publishing, [2020]
Series:Bible
Subjects:
Miriam > (Biblical figure) > Juvenile fiction.
Moses > (Biblical leader) > Juvenile fiction.
Bible > History of Biblical events > Juvenile fiction.
Jews > History > To 1200 B.C. > Juvenile fiction.
Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C. > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:Seven-year-old Miriam places her baby brother's basket in the Nile River, watches the Pharoah's daughter draw him out and name him Moses, and ponders a vision of other water parting. Includes note on the biblical story on which this is based.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:9781541544000(library binding : alk. paper)
1541544005
9781541544017
1541544013
Author Notes:Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults.

Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award.

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