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Usborne Children's Bible (Hardcover)

by Heather Amery (Editor), Linda Edwards (Illustrator) "Long, long ago, there was no world, no sky, no sun or stars, not even any day or night ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 140 pages
  • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd; illustrated edition edition (30 Oct 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0746030436
  • ISBN-13: 978-0746030431
  • Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 22.4 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 69,782 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #14 in  Books > Religion & Spirituality > Bible > Children's > Stories
    #69 in  Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Children's Books > Bible

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The best-known and best-loved stories from the Old and New Testaments have been chosen for this retelling of the Bible for young children. Staying close to the traditional text, the stories are presented in such s way that young listeners and readers find them easy to understand and enjoy. The straightfoward text and colourful illustrations introduce children to the mysteries and wonder of the Bible.

This is a colourful and approachable introduction to the key stories and characters of the Bible which children and adults will enjoy reading. (Ages 4 to 8)



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Illustrated in colour throughout, this is a collection of the most well-known and well-loved stories fro m the Bible. Chosen from the Old and New Testament, each one has been specially selected and retold to enable youngsters to gain understanding. '

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67 of 69 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars lovely childrens bed time story book, 2 Nov 2001
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Having travelled to my sisters house and forgot to take any bed time reading books for my 5 year old I found this osborne childrens bible on a book shelf in her house. Emma thoroughly enjoyed the stories because they were so well writen with children in mind. The stories are easy to understand and have nice pictures on each page, also each chapter follows on from the previous one, they have some basic reference to the people in the previous stories (this was done in an easy enough way for Emma to point this out). I offered to buy Emma a new book the next day while we were in town but she asked if we could read some more from the bible book.
I think this book would make a lovely christening/birthday present for a small child.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful, 18 Feb 2009
By Tom Douglas "Tom" (Oxford, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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My daughter (3 1/2 years old) was fascinated by the story of Jesus at Christmas and kept asking questions about him, and also about 'Jesus the man'

She attends a C of E pre-school and so gets some exposure to this, whilst at home there is no religion at all.

This gave us a dilemma - we didn't want to discourage her interest but had little knowledge of our own to draw on.

This book has proved extremely useful. It isn't really a bible, but is a collection of stories FROM the bible, both old and new testaments, framed in terms that are much easier for a child to understand, and each story short enough to keep the attention.

It doesn't stop the questions of course ('why were the Romans so mean?') but it does allow us to support her interest in Jesus without having to feel like we are giving her religious instruction.

I have on negative - not enough pictures. Whilst some pages are well illustrated, some have no pictures at all. At 3 1/2 pictures are expected!

Four stars.
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26 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Dumbed down and dull, 1 Nov 2007
By D. Macqueen (Edinburgh United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I am sorry to have to write such a negative review. But we were given this bible as a present for our young daughter by a well meaning Aunt. While we appreciated the idea and present - this book just has too many mis-interpretations of the original text to feel comfortable with. I do not want my child to be put of Chritianity when she realises that romanticised stories peddled by this book don't wash with the real world. The bible is a complex text whose interpretation needs serious scholarship and I am afraid this book lacks the scholarship to be able to translate the stories into a child-friendly format. The point of many stories is so skewed that it makes you wince. The glossy cover illustration is not really representative of the content. Most stories don't have illustrations - certainly not enough to hold the attention of a child. The illustrated childrens bible looks much better.
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