This is Israel – Children’s Classic – first published in 1962, this book takes you to illustrated visit to the Promised Land – from the Sea of Galilee to the Red Sea; from modern Tel Aviv to Jerusalem new and old; from Mt. Zion to King Solomon’s mines; M. Sasek presents with his illustrations the biblical glory of its past and the golden hope of its future.* Author and illustrator M. Sasek (1916–1980) was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.He is best remembered for his classic stories on the great cities of the world.