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A retelling of the story of Adam and Eve in which the serpent loses his legs as a punishment for preventing Adam and Eve from freely moving between heaven and earth.

Retells the Bible story in which God punishes Jonah for his disobedience by allowing him to be swallowed by a whale.

A simple retelling of the Old Testament story in which the baby Moses is floated down the river and ends up in the Pharaoh's household.

A collection of tales from Africa, the Middle East, and Biblical stories from the Old Testament.

Retells how Queen Esther risked her life to prevent the killing of all the Jews in Persia.

The daughter of a free black man who worked as a blacksmith in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1800s recalls the stories from the Bible that her father shared with her, relating them to the experiences of African Americans.

Presents the story of Esther, revealing the transformation of a shy orphan girl into a compassionate queen who is willing to risk the wrath of a king in order to save her people.

An interpretation of the familiar Bible story using a simple text based on the King James version.

Retells the story of David's meeting with the giant in the speech patterns and images of African people newly acquainted with the English language.

Describes how God sent Moses to lead his people out of slavery in Egypt and into the promised land of Canaan.