Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors: An Activity Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781556524578)

Children can try their hand at re-creating ancient Israelite culture--along with the cultures of their neighbors, the Philistines and Phoenicians--in a way that will provide perspective on current events. The book covers a key period from the Israelites' settlement in Canaan in 1200 B.C.E. to their return from exile in Babylonia in 538 B.C.E. This part of the Middle East--no larger than modern-day Michigan--was the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. More than 35 projects include stomping grapes into juice, building a model Phoenician trading ship, making a Philistine headdress, and writing on a broken clay pot. Israelites', Phoenicians', and Philistines' writing and languages, the way they built their homes, the food they ate, the clothes they wore, and the work they did, and of course, their many interesting stories, are all explored.


Author: Marian Broida
ISBN-10: 1556524579
ISBN-13: 9781556524578
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2003
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 8.34h x 10.50w x 0.34d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.3
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 107255 / Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors: An Activity Guide

Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2003 pg. 1657
School Library Journal 08/01/2003 pg. 172
Kliatt 01/01/2004 pg. 31