The Merchant and the Thief: A Folktale from India

Name: The Merchant and the Thief
Rating: 4.00 (1 reviews)

by Ravi Zacharias

Laure Fournier (Illustrator)

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The Merchant and the Thief: A Folktale from India

by Ravi Zacharias

Laure Fournier (Illustrator)

1 rating • 1 review • 1 shelved

In this adaptation of an Indian folktale, as a thief travels with a wealthy jewel merchant he tries and fails several times to uncover and steal his treasures, but in return the merchant offers the thief God's forgiveness and a life in Jesus Christ.

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ISBN10 0310716365
ISBN13 9780310716365
Publish Date 24 March 2012
Publish Status Out of Print
Out of Print 6 March 2021
Publish Country US
Publisher Zondervan
Imprint ZonderKidz

Format Hardcover
Pages 32
Language English

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I love this book for so many reasons. Not only does you child receive a cultural lesson from the pictures and some vocabulary and names, but also a valuable moral lesson almost straight from a parable. The images are vibrant and provide for the imagination. Both men are the average man in different economical places in life. While nobody is really a "bad" guy in this story lessons are learned and all can move forward. This is one of those stories that is fun to read and your child might not even realize they are learning lessons for life.

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Thanks to Zondervan for providing an ARC version for review.

Originally posted: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2012/04/18/the-merchant-and-the-thief-by-ravi-zacharias/