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RELIGION

Goldin, Barbara Diamond

Journeys with Elijah: Eight Tales of the Prophet

78 pp. April, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-15-200445-9 $$20.00

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. In this eloquent collection, eight tales about the prophet reinforce the notion of Elijah's ubiquity: he might be anywhere, at any time. Each of Goldin's poignant adaptations opens with a note about its history and how she shaped the tale. Author and artist transport us to the third century C.E. of North Africa, Argentina in the late nineteenth century, Persia in the 1100s, the Caribbean in the 1600s, and seventeenth-century China. Bib.

Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 1999