Children can try their hand at re-creating ancient Israelite culture--along with the cultures of their neighbors, the Philistines and Phoenicians--in a way that will provide perspective on current events. The book covers a key period from the Israelites' settlement in Canaan in 1200 B.C.E. to their return from exile in Babylonia in 538 B.C.E. More than 35 projects include stomping grapes into juice, making a Philistine headdress, and writing on a broken clay pot.

Israelites', Phoenicians', and Philistines' writing and languages, the food they ate, the clothes they wore, the work they did, and their many interesting stories are explored.