People of the Bible: Moses and the Plagues of Egypt

by Catherine Storr

God sends plagues upon the Egyptians for not allowing the Israelites to leave Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Author Catherine Storr was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School and went on to study English at Newnham College, Cambridge. She then went to medical school and worked part-time as a Senior Medical Officer in the Department of Psychological Medicine of the Middlesex Hospital from 1950 to 1963.

Her first book was published in 1940, but was not successful. It was not until the 1950s that her books became popular. She wrote mostly children's books as well as books for adults, plays, short stories, and adapted one of her novels into an opera libretto. She published more than 30 children's books, but is best known for Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf and Marianne Dreams, which was made into a television series and a film.

Reviews

[Jonathan Owen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good illustrated version of the Bible story. The pictures helped my young children visualize what happened and they were able to pay closer attention. Recommend this addition to your Exodus readings if you have young ones.