A carefully researched approach to the life of King David of Israel celebrates the 3000th anniversary of the founding of Jerusalem, and draws on archaeological, historical, political, and psychological records to describe what he would have been like as a ruler.
Barbara Cohen (1932-1992) was the author of several acclaimed picture books and novels for young readers, including The Carp in the Bathtub, Yussel's Prayer: A Yom Kippur Story, Thank You, Jackie Robinson, and King of the Seventh Grade.