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Sand and Stars, The Jewish Journey Through Time
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November 2, 2016
I DNFed this book because by already the beginning of the second volume I knew everything. The reason that I gave it only two stars even though I really enjoyed the beginning of the first volume is because I don't know how reliable the information is. In a non-fiction history book. I don't know how reliable the information is.
Firstly, there are NO SOURCES. No bibliography. This may be a children's history book but it's still a history book. Frankly, I wouldn't give it to read to anyone who doesn't know history well, no matter the age.
Secondly, in a map in the second volume Denmark and Norway are mixed up. Now this at first may seem like something little-until you realize that that means the whole book must have been really badly edited.
Thirdly, the author(s) mention the Maharal of Prague's golem like it was a real thing. The only problem being, that like every other folk tale across the world that people once believed to be true, the first sources for that folk tale date back to years after the people in it are dead.
Firstly, there are NO SOURCES. No bibliography. This may be a children's history book but it's still a history book. Frankly, I wouldn't give it to read to anyone who doesn't know history well, no matter the age.
Secondly, in a map in the second volume Denmark and Norway are mixed up. Now this at first may seem like something little-until you realize that that means the whole book must have been really badly edited.
Thirdly, the author(s) mention the Maharal of Prague's golem like it was a real thing. The only problem being, that like every other folk tale across the world that people once believed to be true, the first sources for that folk tale date back to years after the people in it are dead.
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