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The Jesse Tree
"What are you doing, mister?" The old man ran a creased hand over his half-completed woodwork. "I'm carving a Jesse tree, if you must know. Now run along out of here. A church isn t for playing in." "Is that your name, then? Jesse?" The carpenter was impatient to get back to work. "Of course not. A Jesse tree is a very ancient tradition. ...more
Hardcover, 93 pages
Published
September 15th 2005
by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
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I read this to my children every year in December to commemorate the Advent season, to help them understand why Jesus came and how the Christmas story is seen throughout the Bible.
I am very excited to make a Jesse tree with my family this year. Today, as we were browsing at the library I saw this book, and liked it's approach to the tree, although it would be better used in conjunction with another devotional or how-to, I think.
Normally during advent I use Lisa Whelche's book 'The AdVENTure of Christmas', which I have enjoyed, but I am ready for a shake-up and love the idea of using the Jesse Tree to show the Old Testament pointing to Christ. This has been a theme ...more
Normally during advent I use Lisa Whelche's book 'The AdVENTure of Christmas', which I have enjoyed, but I am ready for a shake-up and love the idea of using the Jesse Tree to show the Old Testament pointing to Christ. This has been a theme ...more
Appealing collection of Bible stories for Advent.
This is a new book that I purchased this year for Advent. You will need to come up with your own Jesse Tree symbols (if you want to do that) or you can just read this story -- one part each day for the month leading up to Christmas. I can't wait to read it with the girls. It is a very creative way to tell the story of God's plan, beginning with Creation, leads up to Christ. Make sure you buy the hard cover copy -- the soft cover is like a "novellette" and doesn't have the nice pictu...more
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Geraldine McCaughrean was born in 1951 and brought up in North London. She studied at Christ Church College of Education, Canterbury and worked in a London publishing house for 10 years before becoming a full-time writer in 1988. She has written over 120 books, 50 short plays for schools, and a radio play.
Her adult novels include Fires’ Astonishment (1990) and The Ideal Wife (1997), bu...more
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