(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Sasha Meret. Feiler reworks his adult book, Walking the Bible, to introduce readers to the stories of the Hebrew Bible and the land where the biblical events may have happened. His narrative, illustrated with photographs and maps, is readable and personal as he travels from Mt. Ararat to Abraham's Promised Land. The book is both a strong resource and a thoughtful exploration of faith. Ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(2) 4-6 The twenty-seven verses in this attractive volume include a number of old favorites written by the likes of A. A. Milne, Christina Rossetti, and Robert Louis Stevenson, and some by modern poets, including Norma Farber and Lilian Moore. The collection hews to the straight and narrow, but the quality is consistently high, and the whole is considerably enhanced by first-time illustrator Meret's sepia-colored pencil illustrations. Ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.