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For younger readers

Corona, Laurel. Israel. Lucent, 2002. For readers in grade 7 and up.

Fisher, Frederick. Israel. Gareth Stevens, 2000. For readers in grades 4 to 6.

Green, Jen. Israel. Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2001. For readers in grades 4 to 8.

Peres, Shimon. The Imaginary Voyage: With Theodore Herzl in Israel. Arcade, 1999. Israeli statesman Peres takes the founder of Zionism on an imaginary tour of modern Israel.

Schroeter, Daniel J. Israel: An Illustrated History. Oxford University Press, 1999. Provides background on Israel's long history but concentrates on this century. For high school to adult readers.

Slavik, Diane. Daily Life in Ancient and Modern Jerusalem. Lerner, 2000. For readers in grades 6 to 9.

Israel

Israel: 50 Years: As Seen by Magnum Photographers. Aperture, 1998. A courageous and sensitive documentation composed of more than 300 photographs.

Bar-Zohar, Michael, ed. Lionhearts: Heroes of Israel. Warner, 1998. Eulogizes 50 soldiers and spies of Israel who have fallen or been wounded in service to their country. A best-seller in Israel.

Brinkley, Joel, and Bernard Gwertzman, eds. Israel: The Historical Atlas: From Ancient Times to the Modern Nation. Macmillan, 1997. Nine experienced correspondents provide narrative background to the atlas; includes biographies of famous Israeli figures.

Ezrahi, Yaron. Rubber Bullets: Power and Conscience in Modern Israel. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1997. Thought-provoking discussion of Israeli-Palestinian relations and internal Israeli conflicts.

Friedman, Thomas. From Beirut to Jerusalem. Anchor, 1990. The author's experiences as a New York Times reporter in Lebanon and Israel during the Arab-Israeli conflict of the 1980s.

Gilbert, Martin. Israel: A History. Morrow, 1998. Eyewitness accounts enhance this general history; includes 43 maps.

Heilman, Samuel. A Walker in Jerusalem. Summit, Reprint, Jewish Publication Society, 1986. 1995. A rich, psychological tour of a complex society.

Isserlin, B. S. J. The Israelites. Thames & Hudson, 1998. Clear, general introduction to the complexities of the ancient Israelites.

Levin, Aaron. Testament: At the Creation of the State of Israel. Workman, 1998. Portrait of 83 men and women who struggled to create the state of Israel.

Ofrat, Gideon. Trans. Peretz Kidron. One Hundred Years of Israeli Art. Westview, 1998. Introduction chronicles the development of Israeli art, beginning with 19th-century folk art.

Reich, Bernard. Israel: Land of Tradition and Conflict. Westview, 1993. The land, people, history, politics, and quest for security.

Sachar, Howard M. A History of Israel. Oxford University Press, 1976-1987. Comprehensive, detailed, history of Israel.

Sprinzak, Ehub. Brother Against Brother: Violence and Extremism in Israeli Politics from Altalena to the Rabin Assassination. Free Press, 1999. Detailed analysis of the internal tensions that have plagued Israel.

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Jerusalem

Bahat, Dan, and Chaim T. Rubinstein. Trans. Shlomo Ketko. The Illustrated Atlas of Jerusalem. Simon & Schuster, 1990. Color maps and illustrations accompanied by text.

Humphreys, Andrew. Lonely Planet Jerusalem: A City Guide. Lonely Planet, 1997.

McCormick, James R. Jerusalem and the Holy Land: The First Ecumenical Pilgrim's Guide. Rhodes & Easton, 1997. Written from a Christian perspective.

Peters, F. E. Jerusalem: The Holy City in the Eyes of Chroniclers, Visitors, Pilgrims and Prophets from the Days of Abraham to the Beginnings of Modern Times. Princeton University Press, 1985. Firsthand accounts from over the centuries, with notes and bibliography.

Rabinovich, Abraham. Jerusalem on Earth: People, Passion, and Politics in the Holy City. Free Press, 1988. Secular view of the ancient religious capital.

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