Can I read The Angel and the Donkey on EtoBox?

The Angel and the Donkey by Katherine Paterson; Alexander Koshkin is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Angel and the Donkey about?

<p><p>in This Story From The Hebrew Bible, A Stubborn Donkey Delivers An Important Message From The Angel And Helps Her Master, A Powerful Curse-layer, Save The Israelites From The King Of Moab.<p></p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>in Her Informative Afterword To This Sprightly Retelling Of A Story From The Book Of Numbers, Two-time Newbery Medalist Paterson Explains That The Tale Is Notable In That It Is One Of Two In The Bible That Concerns A Talking Animal; And That, Unlike Most Old Testament Entries, It Is Not Told From The Perspective Of The Jews. The Author Keeps Her Fluid, Narrative Tone Appealingly Lighthearted As She Relays The Frustration Of Balak, King Of Moab, Who Calls On The Soothsayer Balaam To Lay A Curse On Moses And The Israelites Who, Under His Leadership, Are Seeking To Cross Moab On Their Way Out Of Egypt. Seduced By The Promised Reward Of Riches, Balaam Ignores An Angel's Command Not To Curse The Israelites For The Lord Has Blessed Them. But The Greedy Soothsayer Soon Recognizes The Error Of His Ways. Rendered In Watercolor, Tempera And Gouache, Koshkin's (illustrator Of Stolen Thunder And Atlanta's Race) Dramatic, Vibrantly Hued Paintings Feature An Intriguing

Author

Katherine Paterson; Alexander Koshkin

Publisher

Clarion Books, a Houghton Mifflin Company imprint

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780395689691

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Religion