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Baby Jesus . . . Messiah! translated into the Amharic language, is retold by Janice D. Green and illustrated by Violet V. Vandor. Baby Jesus . . . Messiah! gives an extended account of the birth of Jesus Christ which begins with a child-friendly explanation of the word Messiah, followed by Angel Gabriel's announcement of John's birth to Zachariah and Gabriel's visitation to Mary announcing the virgin birth. The account includes Mary's visit with Elizabeth, Joseph's coming to accept Mary's unexpected pregnancy, Mary & Joseph's trip to Bethlehem, the birth of Jesus, and the shepherds' role in the event. The story ends with the the wise men who saw the star, traveled from a distant county, inquired about the baby king in Jerusalem, then followed the star to Bethlehem where it led them to the house where Jesus lived a few months after his birth. Children and adults alike will enjoy reading these thirteen mini-stories. A link included in this book offers a free downloadable PDF file of the illustrations as coloring pages for classroom use or for making crayon-colored quilt blocks. The Amharic download also includes puzzles (in English) and directions for making the fabric quilt blocks.

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From the front cover to the last page, this book is a treasure that children will love. This contemporary, yet accurate retelling of the Christmas story will help children fully understand the miraculous events surrounding the birth of Jesus, the Messiah. --Crystal Bowman, bestselling, award-winning author of more than 100 books for children. What a wonderful way to share the Christmas message on Christmas morning by looking at a family keepsake together that tells the story of Jesus' birth! Highly recommended. --Nancy I. Sanders, bestselling and award-winning author of over 100 books

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Retired elementary school library media specialist, wife, mother, and grandmother. A serious student of the Bible, active in her local church, community, and online as she has participated in and lead various Bible studies. Award winning author and illustrator of more than 50 books in Romania, Hungary, USA, Canada and the UK. Publisher of Pinky Elf's Realm, a free online magazine for disadvantaged children, published in Hungarian and Romanian. Henok Estifanos was born in 1987 in Ziway, Ethiopia and currently lives and works in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He is a Unity University graduate with a BSC degree in Management Information Systems (MIS). He has been working on data entry and on projects translating English to Amharic. He has also completed a Bible Training Certificate through World Bible School.

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