footsteps of faith queen esther release sheet
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Integrating Bible History and Art with the Story of Queen Esther A Jewish orphan named Hadassah is raised by her cousin Mordecai and is chosen by King Xerxes I to become Queen Esther of Persia. She takes the place of Queen Vashti, who is banished from the king’s presence for not obeying his command. Mordecai refuses to pay homage to Haman, who in his wrath vows revenge and devises a plot to annihilate the Jews. Queen Esther must save her people from destruction by exposing the plot to the king!Now children ages 6 to 12 can make movable action figures and retell the Bible history of Queen Esther with Footsteps of Faith Queen Esther: Movable Paper Figures to Cut, Color, and Assemble. The leading characters—Queen Esther, King Xerxes, Queen Vashti, Mordecai, and Haman—will come to life as children color, cut, and assemble each figure with movable arms and legs and use the king’s scepter. The sturdy figures are then ready to be transformed into puppets for dramatic presentations, or to be used as a supplement for biographical studies, as props to retell history, as an activity during reading time, or as characters in skits with stop-motion animation. This creative learning tool is ideal for kinesthetic learners and features detailed illustrations based on paintings and relief sculpture. Each character comes in easy-to-assemble colored and colorable versions printed on heavy card stock for hours of creative play. A detailed biography section provides key facts about each person. “This is the first title in our Footsteps of Faith series and we are excited to provide downloadable coloring pages, puzzles, script for children to use in putting on a dramatic presentation for the Bible history of Queen Esther,” explains Diez-Luckie.TRANSCRIPT
For Release: On ReceiptContact: Cathy Diez-Luckie, (925) 583-5670, [email protected]
Integrating Bible History and Art with the Story of Queen Esther
Livermore, CA: A Jewish orphan named Hadassah is raised by her cousin Mordecai and is chosen by King Xerxes I to become Queen Esther of Persia. She takes the place of Queen Vashti, who is banished from the king’s presence for not obeying his command. Mordecai refuses to pay homage to Haman, who in his wrath vows revenge and devises a plot to annihilate the Jews. Queen Esther must save her people from destruction by exposing the plot to the king!
Now children ages 6 to 12 can make movable action figures and retell the Bible history of Queen Esther with Footsteps of Faith Queen Esther: Movable Paper Figures to Cut, Color, and Assemble. The leading characters—Queen Esther, King Xerxes, Queen Vashti, Mordecai, and Haman—will come to life as children color, cut, and assemble each figure with movable arms and legs and use the king’s scepter. The sturdy figures are then ready to be transformed into puppets for dramatic presentations, or to be used as a supplement for biographical studies, as props to retell history, as an activity during reading time, or as characters in skits with stop-motion animation.
This creative learning tool is ideal for kinesthetic learners and features detailed illustrations based on paintings and relief sculpture. Each character comes in easy-to-assemble colored and colorable versions printed on heavy card stock for hours of creative play. A detailed biography section provides key facts about each person. “This is the first title in our Footsteps of Faith series and we are excited to provide downloadable coloring pages, puzzles, script for children to use in putting on a dramatic presentation for the Bible history of Queen Esther,” explains Diez-Luckie.
Footsteps of Faith Queen Esther: Movable Paper Figures to Cut, Color, and Assemble is the first title in the new Footsteps of Faith Bible history series from Figures In Motion. It follows five titles in the award-winning Famous Figures series of cut-and-color movable action figure history books: Famous Figures of Ancient Times (2009), Famous Figures of Medieval Times (2011), Famous Figures of the Renaissance (also April 2015), Famous Figures of the American Revolution (2011), and Famous Figures of the Civil War (2011), as well as Dinosaurs on the Move (2010).
Footsteps of FaithQueen Esther
Movable Paper Figures to Cut, Color, and Assemble
by Cathy Diez-Luckie
24 pages • 8½ x 1110 color illus • 1 b&w photo
5 b&w illustrationsPrinted on wood-free card stock
For ages 6–12ISBN: 978-0-9818566-4-3$12.95 trade paperback
Pub date: April 2015
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Activity Books for Children2150 Cabernet Way • Livermore, CA 94550
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Footsteps of Faith Queen Esther
Cathy Diez-Luckie
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Figure List
Queen Esther
King Xerxes I
Queen Vashti
Mordecai
Haman
Footsteps of Faith Queen EstherMovable Paper Figures to Cut, Color, and Assemble
What’s in the Book?Key Character DescriptionsA detailed biography section provides key information about the five leading figures in the Bible history of Queen Esther.
Colored and Black & White Moving FiguresMeticulous illustrations are based on paintings and ancient relief sculpture. Each character comes in easy-to-assemble colored and colorable versions printed on heavy card stock with perforated pages for easy removal. A letter key is printed on the back of each figure for easy assembly. Punch and fastener packs are available at FiguresInMotion.com.
Downloadable ActivitiesActivities to accompany this book—including a script for dramatic presentations, coloring pages, and puzzles—are available at FiguresInMotion.com.
“As a long-time believer in children’s creativity and imagination, I’m delighted that the first title of the Footsteps of Faith series, based on the story of Queen Esther, is now going to be in the hands of eager learners. The highlight of the book is the real moving figures kids can color, cut, and use for story play. And what a fascinating story from the Bible Queen Esther’s story is! I can picture kids deeply involved in creating a puppet show made with the accurate figures, and I like knowing kids will benefit from all the other hands-on activities that are so naturally appealing. Bible history will be easily remembered and enjoyed by children through the hands-on learning in Footsteps of Faith: Queen Esther.”
—MaryAnn F. Kohl, author of 20+ books on art for kids, including Discovering Great Artists and Action Art
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Published by Figures In Motionwww.FiguresInMotion.com
Cathy Diez-Luckie brings the past alive by integrating art and history in her award-winning activity books for children. Movable action figures captivate and engage children as they learn about the great leaders of history.
Diez-Luckie’s art has appeared nationally and internationally in numerous illustrated reference books, children’s books, and magazines. Trained at the Toledo Museum of Art and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, she also holds a graduate degree from Stanford University. She lives in Livermore, California, and home educates her three children, who happily test-drive her movable figure prototypes.
• Detailed biography section with facts about each figure
• Downloadable companion script to use for dramatic presentations
• Meticulous illustrations based on paintings and relief sculpture
• Easy to assemble (instructions included)
• Colored and colorable versions of each character
• Printed on sturdy card stock for hours of creative play
• Punch and fastener packs available at FiguresInMotion.com