David and Goliath (Bible Story)
PreSchool-Grade 3–This installment in a series about biblical heroes features a childhood favorite: David, the young shepherd who slew the giant Goliath. Marzollo's lighthearted watercolor cartoons and brief, but informative narrative are presented against white backgrounds, resulting in an accessible layout that encourages independent reading. An introductory author's note mentions David's talent for creating psalms and explains that the 23rd Psalm has been interspersed throughout his adventures in stanzas printed in blue ink. Additional layers of text include conversations among the characters and a border featuring silhouettes of sheep along with their comments on the action. The field of single-volume stories about Old Testament characters that are humorous, interesting, well designed, and appropriate for a wide range of libraries is relatively fallow. This one has been carefully tended.–Wendy Lukehart, Washington DC Public LibraryCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.