King Solomon & the Queen of Sheba - Hardcover

Blu Greenberg; Linda Tarry; Avi Katz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0943706904 ISBN 13: 9780943706900

Publisher: Pitspopany Press, 1997

Synopsis

The story of KING SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA tells how Queen Makeda set out to learn whether King Solomon truly possessed the wisdom of the ages. She devises a series of clever riddles that will putsolomon to the test. But as the king answers her riddles, Makeda realizes that she has discovered more than wisdom; she has found a whole new way of looking at the world...and at God.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This Biblical story of the Queen of Sheba has fascinated generations of peoples worldwide. It has undergone extensive Jewish Ethiopian, Persian, Arabian, and other literary and artistic elaboration, for Centuries. The Ethioipians have claimed her as their Queen, named her Makeda, and woven her saga of an ancient Jewish encounter into natonal religious and political legend.

About the Author:

Blu Greenberg is one of the leading Jewish personalities in the United States. She has written books for both young people and adults including ON WOMEN AND JUDAISM and HOW TO RUN A TRADITIONAL JEWISH HOUSEHOLD.
Linda Tarry inaugurated the Black Dolls for South Africa project and devotes herself to encouraging multiethnic, interfaith relations between the Black and Jewish communities. This is her first book.
Avi Katz was born in Philadelphia and moved to Israel at age 20, where he graduated from the Bezalel Art Academy. He has been the illustrator of the Jerusalem Report since its first issue in 1990, and is active in the Cartooning for Peace program. He has illustrated over 150 books in Israel and the U.S. and has received the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Honors (four times) and Israel's Ze'ev Prize (eight times). His JPS ILLUSTRATED CHILDRENS BIBLE received a National Jewish Book Award in 2010.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pitspopany Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0943706904
• ISBN 13: 9780943706900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Avi Katz