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The World of the Old Testament

A Curious Kid's Guide to the Bible's Most Ancient Stories

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The stories of the Old Testament portray a world completely foreign from our own. Curious kids riveted by these stories are likely to come away with questions. Who were the people who lived in the time and place in which these stories were set? How did they work? What did they eat? What were their families and tribes like? How did they fight? What did they believe about God, kings, enemies, and the world around them? And above all, what does any of it have to do with how we read and understand the books that make up the first half of the Bible? The World of the Old Testament: A Curious Kid's Guide to the Bible's Most Ancient Stories answers these questions and more, with colorful illustrations, charts, graphs, maps, and other infographics that will keep kids' attention for hours, and send them back to the Bible with surprising new insights and understanding.

Curious Kids' Guides present cool and surprising information about Christian history and beliefs in an entertaining, visually engaging way for kids.

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    • School Library Journal

      December 13, 2019

      Gr 4-6-Old Testament vocabulary gets a fresh take in this kid-friendly Bible guide. Certain key words found in the Old Testament are explained, such as agriculture, sacrifice, divination, and slavery, which are discussed over a spread and accompanied by simple illustrations to aid readers' understanding. Although the book doesn't contain back matter, the introduction clarifies what "we" know and what "we" don't know about the Old Testament. The text breaks down the difference between myth and history and how the Old Testament uses both. The work maintains a fairly unbiased tone and uses simple wording to explain complex topics. For instance, the page about slavery shows an illustration of a person sleeping on hay with a donkey. The text tells readers, "Some slaves were cared for as members of the family-but others were treated no better than animals." Each spread contains a section called "In the Bible" that cites multiple examples of the topic in the Bible and identifies the corresponding verse. VERDICT This work offers a glimpse into the Old Testament for young readers, but the term guide could cause some confusion.-Anna Taylor, Darien Library, CT

      Copyright 2019 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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