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The beautiful young Esther has been chosen as queen by the king of Persia. Surrounded by servants, each day she wears gorgeous dresses and eats delicious foods in his luxurious court. Still, she remembers the promise made to her uncle when she was a child. She tells no one that she is Jewish. One day the prime minister, angry because Esther's uncle does not bow to him, arranges a decree ordering all Jews to be killed. Will Esther find the courage...
4) Abraham
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Big Bible Stories in American Sign Language is a series for children of all ages, both deaf and hearing. Deaf actors portray Bible characters and tell their story in first person against colorful, animated backgrounds. Each story is told in ASL and has a full-stereo soundtrack with English voiceovers, sound effects and music.
5) Exodus
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Describes how God sent Moses to lead his people out of slavery in Egypt and into the promised land of Canaan.
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"He was the Old Testament prophet who fled the word of the Lord, only to find himself headed for a whale of a predicament. Now experience the story of Jonah like never before, told entirely in verse and combining handcrafted stop-motion animation and computer-generated effects with the magical world of fantasy artist James Christensen. It's a miraculous journey of faith filled with the enchanting visuals, traditional values and revealing bonus features...
7) Joseph
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A retelling of the Old Testament story of Joseph whose jealous brothers sold him as a slave into Egypt.
9) Noah's ark
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Retells the story of the great flood with which God destroyed all the world, except Noah, his family, and the animals he carried on the Ark.
14) The Moses basket
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A simple retelling of how Moses, who grew to lead the Hebrews out of captivity in Egypt, was saved when his mother and sister set him adrift in a water-tight basket where Pharoah's daughter would find him.
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'Let there be light!' that's what God said. And light began shining and then started to spread." Wild and creative illustrations from top children's illustrator David Catrow pair with Matthew Paul Turner's lyrical verse in this message of a God-made light that cuts through darkness to bring vision and hope to all young readers.