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The Usborne Children's Bible (Mini Usborne Classics)

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Author: Heather Amery
Creator: Linda Edwards
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Category: Book

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

2 reviews
Sales Rank: 6228

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.4 x 0.7

ISBN: 0746043058
Dewey Decimal Number: 220
EAN: 9780746043059
ASIN: 0746043058

Publication Date: October 27, 2000
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand New. Shipped from UK Mainland. Delivery is usually 3 - 4 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail.

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•	Hardcover - The Usborne Children's Bible (Children's Bibles)
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
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)

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars

Dumbed down and dull November 1, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful

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.

5 out of 5 stars

lovely childrens bed time story book November 2, 2001
62 out of 64 found this review helpful

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.