King Solomon and the Bee - Softcover

Renberg, Dalia Hardof

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566568153 ISBN 13: 9781566568159

Publisher: Crocodile Books, 2010

Synopsis

A retelling of the traditional tale about a bee that repays King Solomon's kindness by helping him solve the Queen of Sheba's riddle.

About this title

About the Author:

Dalia Hardoff Renberg is the author of Hello, Clouds! and The Complete Family Guide to Jewish Holidays. Ruth Heller was the author and illustrator of many highly praised books for children, including Up, Up and Away. She was also the illustrator of Shirley Climo’s The Egyptian Cinderella.

From Publishers Weekly:

In Renberg's ( The Complete Family Guide to Jewish Holidays ) adaptation of a tale recorded by folklorist and storyteller Hayyam Nahman Bialik (1873-1934), a bee mistakes King Solomon's nose, with its "roselike fragrance and bananalike grace," for a flower and accidentally stings the royal schnoz. Solomon flies into a rage, but eventually pardons the abashed bee. Humming with gratitude, the bee eventually repays the king's mercy by helping him answer the Queen of Sheba's greatest riddle; unfortunately, while Renberg makes much of the queen's conundrums, she never explains just why it is so important for Solomon to solve them, and her narrative, accordingly, loses its oomph. Heller ( The Korean Cinderella ; Chickens Aren't the Only Ones ) populates her illustrations with beautifully delineated, jewel-toned flora and fauna as well as an assortment of bijoux bugs. Period costumes supply atmosphere, and the overall ambiance is indeed of a land of milk and honey. Ages 4-8.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Crocodile Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1566568153
• ISBN 13: 9781566568159
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Heller Ruth