Images of God - Hardcover

Katherine Paterson’s international fame rests not only on her widely acclaimed novels but also on her efforts to promote literacy in the United States and abroad. A two-time winner of the Newbery Medal (Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved) and the National Book Award (The Great Gilly Hopkins and The Master Puppeteer), she has received many accolades for her body of work, including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, given by her home state of Vermont. She was also named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress. She served as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature in 2010-2011.Ms. Paterson is vice president of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance (www.thencbla.org), which is a not-for-profit education and advocacy organization. The NCBLA’s innovative projects actively promote literacy, literature, libraries, and the arts.  She is both an Alida Cutts Lifetime Member of the United States Board on Books for Young People (www.usbby.org) and a lifetime member of the International Board on Books for Young People (www.ibby.org).She and her husband, John, live in Montpelier, Vermont. They have four children and seven grandchildren. For more information, visit www.terabithia.com.

Grade 3 Up?Using stories from the Old and New Testaments and extensive quotations from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, Katherine Paterson and her husband John, a Presbyterian minister, examine the Biblical symbolism that reflects God's various aspects. The first section deals with images from the created world: light, water, wind, fire, rock, cloud, dove, eagle, hen, man, and woman. The second part employs images from everyday life: mother, father, visitor, host, wrestler, and bread. The third section cites images of watchfulness and creation: landowner, gardener, potter, shepherd, judge, king, and architect. The stories are clearly and gracefully retold, including dialogue but retaining accuracy, and often accompanied by introductory and commentary material. The tone is instructive but not proselytizing. This would be an excellent teaching tool for religious education, especially as the majority of publishing on the subject of symbols for God is aimed at younger children and is in the form of picture books. Plentiful, strong, attractive illustrations in watercolor, tempera, and gouache?double-page, full-page, and vignette in size?effectively augment the text. The colors glow like the Russian Orthodox icons of the artist's homeland. A table of contents, index, and list of Biblical references are included to facilitate location of the various topics.?Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA
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