To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (3903 ) 11/22/2003 2:13:25 AM From: average joe Respond to of 22250 Summary: A delightful children's book for Christian youngsters age 5-10. Levi, The Dancing Cockroach teaches kids about Jewish behaivor, traditions, and culture, in a fun and easy to remember way. Christian educators are excited about this book! The story follows greedy little Levi, a dancing cockroach on the adventure of a lifetime! Journey with "the dirtiest little critter on earth" through the sewers of New York City to the altar of the First Baptist Church in Alabama. The whole family will enjoy this important book. It teaches young people valuable moral lessons by using true to life anecdotes. Kids will learn about Jewish traditions and visit the inside of a tiny little synagogue in a shoebox where Levi and his fellow insects think they are praying to God. Youngsters will even learn about nature and the insect world as they meet different characters through the eyes of Levi, the Cockroach. We need to mention that some younger children might be frightened by the pictures of Marty, the Maggot as he is transformed into the very scary Rabbi Horsefly. Kids will fall in love with Levi, the Cockroach as he dances in a flea circus with his relatives. He eats the dollar bills that are thrown at him every day until one day, a nice Christian man throws Levi a paper with a New Testament verse on it. Levi cannot eat it. He gets very ill and almost dies. While he is sick, he begins to read the paper and decides to give his life to Jesus Christ. His parents get very upset with him. "Levi!" they say, "you know that cockroaches don't believe in Jesus! He's for human beings!" Hardcover 1 Ed edition (November 2000) landoverbaptist.org