THE GREAT ESCAPE:
The Story of the Exodus
Retold by Tim Lock
Onwards & Upwards. 32 pages. £7.99
ISBN 978 1 788 159 906
The story of the Exodus is an engaging one and this writer has done a brilliant job of retelling it and making it accessible and meaningful for children.
Aimed at 5- to 7-year-olds, the book uses wonderful rhyme to tell the story of the ten plagues and the passing through the Red Sea. The earlier chapters of Exodus (including the Israelites’ slavery, Pharaoh’s killing of the baby boys, and the raising up of Moses) are mentioned only briefly, allowing the book to focus on the rescue from Egypt. The story is accompanied by beautiful illustrations – I particularly liked the facial expressions as the people react to the different plagues and then the Israelites’ rescue.
