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2 reviews
Kathleen Bostrom

B&H Publishing Group, 2005

A children's picturebook about the true meaning of Christmas
Josie's Gift is a children's picturebook about the true meaning of Christmas. Beautifully illustrated with museum- quality artwork by Frank Ordaz, the story is about a young girl whose father died a year ago, and who hopes to receive a beautiful blue sweater as a Christmas gift. She years for it, thinking that having it will fill the void deep inside. Her mother teaches her that "Christmas is not ...

Passion Hymns for a Kid's Heart

3 reviews
Bobbie Wolgemuth, Joni Eareckson Tada

Crossway Books, 2005

Great for family worship and learning hymns. The kids love it.
This series of hymns is outstanding. They include recordings of some of the most classic hymns, with good recordings, the basic sheet music, all the lyrics, as well as stories related to the topic of each hymn and a suggested prayer for use during devotional or family worship time. The recordings are of kids singing the hymns alongside the music -- and they don't mess with the melody or introduce ...

The Very First Christmas

9 reviews
Paul L. Maier

Concordia Publishing House, 1998

Very detailed book; awesome illustrations but for older kids
This book is about the birth of Jesus Christ and more. The book breaks apart each section of the story from the gospel of Luke. It's actually a story within a story of a mom teaching her son about the real meaning of Christmas. Your kids will learn about the naming of the months of July and August and the greek word for Carpenter, etc. It's a great book but for older kids. The illustrations ...

The Very First Christians

3 reviews
Paul L. Maier

Concordia Publishing House, 2001

Ably retells a classic and engaging story
In The Very First Christians, twelve-year-old Christopher is taught by his grandfather about the drama of Pentecost and the powerful changes God brought to the world through Peter, Paul, and the very first Christians following the death and resurrection of Jesus. Paul Maier (professor of ancient history at Western Michigan University) ably retells a classic and engaging story drawn from Christian ...

Kangaroo Island: A Story of an Australian Mallee Forest (The Nature Conservancy)
Deirdre Langeland

Soundprints, 1998

As morning comes to Kangaroo Island following a thunderstorm, a mother kangaroo finds her lost baby and a burned eucalyptus tree sprouts buds and becomes a new home for animals.

The Very First Easter

7 reviews
Paul L. Maier

Concordia Publishing House, 2004

VERY VERY GOOD
This book follows the same format as Paul Maier's companion book, The Very First Christmas. Maier embeds the story of the first Easter inside the story of a 10-year-old boy named Christopher, who lives with his mother and father, a forest ranger, in a remote area of America's western mountains. As Christopher and his parents are sitting around the table dying Easter eggs, Christopher wonders ...

Star-spangled Banner (Americas Favorites) (Americas Favorites) (Americas Favorites)
Barbie H. Schwaeber

Soundprints Corp Audio, 2006

The Star-Spangled Banner was inspired by the Battle of Baltimore. In 1814 a man named Francis Scott Key witnessed the British attach on Baltimore's Fort McHenry and wrote a poem about his experiences. The poem later became lyrics for the Star-Spangled Banner. The first verse of the original poem is sung throughout America today, and is the inspiration for our illustrated story.

The Titanic Game

1 review
Mike Warner

All About Kids Publishing, 2007

Way cool!
Reviewed by Haylee Lawler (age 12) for Reader Views (12/06) This was a pretty cool book. At first I thought it was a game, almost like a board game but in a book. Like a riddle book, but it wasn't. It was about these kids from the present that go to the past on the Titanic, the ship that sank. The best part of "The Titanic Game" was at the end when I realized that the kids from the present ...

Be Careful, Kangaroo! (Read and Discover (Soundprints).)
Deirdre Langeland

Soundprints, 2003

As thunder rumbles through the air and the sky turn dark, a young kangaroo and his family prepare for the coming storm. Suddenly, a bolt of lightening strikes a gum tree! A fire has started and Kangaroo is separated from his family. Will he be able to find them?