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A collection of stories for children from the Old and New Testaments. For Steiner Waldorf Year 3.
Description
This is Jakob Streit's third collection of stories from the Bible, retold for children. It includes stories from the Old and New Testaments, and some from the Apocrypha.
A master storyteller, he brings the stories vividly to life, telling them in a way that will capture children's imaginations. They're perfect for Year 3 in the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum, but will also be of value into Year 4 and later.
Includes stories of Solomon, Elijah, Tobias, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Nehemiah, Jonah, Heliodorus, Job, Judas Maccabeus and John the Baptist.
Jakob Streit's other books of Bible stories are And There Was Light, and Journey to the Promised Land.
Author
Jakob Streit (1910-2009) was born in Switzerland, in the picturesque village of Spiez. He was a teacher for many years, using Waldorf teaching methods in his public school classroom. He regularly told stories for his students, and between 1940 and 2004 he wrote over forty children's books encompassing nature stories, Bible stories, biographies and historical stories.
Links
Other books by Jakob Streit:
Three Knight Tales
Milon and the Lion
Journey to the Promised Land: The Path of the People of Israel from Abraham's Calling to David's Dream
The Bee Book
And There was Light
Invisible Guardians: True Stories of Fateful Encounters
Geron and Virtus: A Fateful Encounter of Two Youths: A German and a Roman
