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Summary: The Pharaoh's Daughter
Review: I got to read the book by reading its cover and I thought it was interesting so I bought the book and after I read it, I was amazed about the other part of Moses's family.
The Pharaoh's Daughter was about Moses's sister, Almah, and she had always wished to be royal, without worrying about chores and babysitting her little brothers and sister. Then, a tragic event happens, making all the Hebrews shake with fear, the Egyptian soldiers planned on taking away all of the Hebrew baby boys and planned on feeding it to the alligators. Almah's family's only baby son, Yekutiel, wasn't planned on to getting fed by alligators, so when the Egyptian soldiers started to evade the houses, Almah's family ran to hide Yekutiel in the bushes. Almah ran to look for a good hiding place and that was when her life changed. She had ran into an Egyptian princess and had dragged her into her Hebrew home and the princess's gratitude changed her Hebrew life.
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Summary: Pharoah's Daughter Book Review
Review: I liked how the characters Almah, Meryetamun, Ramesses and Asetnefret are portrayed. I like the feelings the author gives Almah and Mosis while you are reading from there point of view. I thought the book was very interesting and easy to read. I thought Epilogue was good because you find out what Ramesses was really thinking about Mosis.
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Summary: A must read book about the early life of Moses!
Review: I loved the historical details of the time when Ramses was Pharaoh of Egypt. Julius Lester does a wonderful job of giving both sides of the story of the baby Moses who was hidden in a basket, found by the Princess, and raised at court as her son. The struggle Moses has to resolve between Jewish beliefs and those of the court have to be solved by Moses, his real mother and sister, and the Princess. The story is familiar to us all, but the way with which Mr. Lester builds his characters reveals more than just the political facts. The result is a well developed novel with realistic, complex characters. The Glossary helped reacquaint me with the correct Hebrew and Egyptian names. Mr. Lester's Author Note should not be missed for the insightes on how he developes the story from idea to completion.
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Summary: Awesome Book
Review: I loved this book. The characters were complex and the story was really interesting. It kinda described how sometimes things aren't as easy as they may seem and that when you grow up influenced by certain beliefs, when they are challanged its hard to deal. The beginning didn't catch my interest but as I read on I couldn't put it down. The story played out in my head completely.
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Summary: this is a cool book
Review: i luv reading egypt books.. actualy this is the first one i read. it realy opened a picture in my mind of wut is was like in ancient egypt and i felt bad for mosis. but almah was tite and everyone envied her. after i read it i wished i could be egytpian it inspired me to write my own book. but..ya you should read it im 14 and i liked it.
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Summary: Not what I expected...
Review: I picked this book up, hoping it would be a good book to go along with our study of Egypt. Boy, am I disappointed. I haven't quite finished it and am only continuing because I am hoping there will be something redeeming about it. It's unbelievable that the author considers himself converted to Judaism. This book is not a book for kids, and it's too bad it's touted as such. If I could give it 0 stars I would...
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Summary: Sean's view of the Pharaoh's Daughter
Review: I read the book Pharaoh's Daughter, and I thought it was an overall good book. It was interesting to see Ancient Egypt through the eyes of Moses (spelled Mosis in the book) and his sister, Almah. It was filled with action and suspense.
In the story, Egyptian soldiers decided to take away every baby Hebrew boy, including Almah's younger brother Yekutiel, and feed them to the alligators. Almah wouldn't take this, though. When the soldiers came to their house, she and her family took off and hid Yekutiel. When Almah tried to find a hiding place, she met an Egyptian Princess that took her and her family into her arms.
The book was very interesting in that the author, Julius Lester, shows half of the book from the perspective of Almah, and the other half from Mosis's. It shows the part of Mosis's life that nobody hears about and reminds you that even great people like himself are just human and make mistakes..
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Summary: awful
Review: I really expected better. This was a horrible book. The main character, who you are supposed to sympathize with, loves the man who enslaves her own family like a father, and ridicules her mother for not wanting to be served on by slaves. Julius Lester was trying so hard to look at things from an unusual viewpoint that he turns the Pharoah into a kind, wise man, a girl who turns her back on the suffering of her family and her people for a life of luxury into a heroine, and the Jewish slaves into crazy, prejudiced people. Honestly!
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Summary: I loved It!
Review: I really liked this book, I would recomend it to teenagers. It really tells how teenagers might be thinking at that time. If you like Moses it tells you what he might be thinking. It tells about the life of the rich and of the poor. I recomend that you read this book.
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Summary: Pharaoh's Daughter
Review: I thought the Pharaoh's Daughter was a good young adult book. It's a good book to learn more about how the Egyptians lived and what gods they worshiped. My favortie scene is when the Pharaoh comes and talks to Almah at the end of the book. It was cool to see how happy both the Pharaoh and Almah were when the Pharaoh told Almah Mosis was alive. I would recommend this book for high school boys and girls.
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