A retelling of the Bible tale of the early years of Moses that focusses on his sister Miriam's helpfulness and guidance introduces the Bible story while fish at

Seven-year-old Miriam places her baby brother's basket in the Nile River, watches the Pharoah's daughter draw him out and name him Moses, and ponders a vision o

"Smith does an excellent job of bringing her characters to life . . . A memorable and noteworthy rendering of the atmosphere and figures of the scriptures."--Bo

“This splendid reference describes every woman in Jewish and Christian scripture . . . monumental” (Library Journal). In recent decades, many biblical schol

Miriam hides her baby brother, Moses, from the Pharoah's soldiers and remains loyal to her promise to protect him even in difficult times.