The Story of the Other Wise Man

Book cover: 'The Story of the Other Wise Man'
Author(s): 
Henry Van Dyke
Number of pages: 
72 pages
Copyright: 
1895
Grade / Age level: 
Review: 

This is the intriguing and classic story of Artaban, the "other" wise man who searches for Jesus his whole life while "foolishly" spending his treasures - which had been intended as a gift for the newborn king - on the poor and needy. A beautiful and touching story, it is quite short, but the vocabulary is challenging enough to be appropriate for upper grade school or high school.

Perspective: 
Judeo-Christian
Additional notes: 

The 1895 illustrated edition is available for free download from Project Gutenberg.

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First reviewed: 
4-26-01