I'm so glad we got this. It's huge and covers so much in a fun, engaging and well thoughout way. We're using it to supplement our daughters Catholic education subject for homeschooling (1st grade "Faith and Life" curriculum) and it almost could be a stand alone curriculum to be honest. Really like this though and would recommend it to other Catholic parents who have kids who are curious about the church and want to learn more in an engaging way.
As far as reading level, I would say a child would need to be at least 8-10year old to be able to read and understand this on their own
I'm reading this along side my 6yr old though and the content is still relevant and understandable for her, just beyond her current reading level.
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The quality of this book is great for children. It has nice thick pages, it's sturdy, and it lays open nicely. The pictures are done very nicely. The same style as the cover through-out.So far I have just skimmed through the book. However, I was quite surprised to read on the very first page it says there are "sixty-three" books in the Bible. This book is for Catholic children. It supposed to be teaching our children that there are 73 books (if Lamentations is separate from Jeremiah, 72 if it's not) in the Bible. To me, that is a huge miss for the writers/editors/proofreaders. If I keep the book, I will certainly have to edit that part myself. For sure I will be carefully reading the rest before giving it to my children. When passing the truths of our faith along to our children we have to take great care in choosing our sources.*From fisheaters website.... "When buying books on religious and spiritual matters, seek out those books written before Vatican II and which have the "Imprimatur," or those books which are known to be written by solidly orthodox traditional Catholics. Otherwise, be wary and take the book with a grain of salt. And, always, if you come across a book that says horrific things about the Church, Her teachings, or Her history, read the traditional Catholic point of view and dig up objective resources. There's a lot of lying going on out there, folks."When I saw this book, what appealed to me, was that it contained teaching about the Bible, church history, our beliefs and the Sacraments all in one book. And with amazon's 45% off the msrp I figured it was worth it to check it out.I will update after I've had a chance to go through the whole book.**Update 4/15/13** This book does not have the Imprimatur.It was originally published in French in 2009. I finally found the time to go through the book, and over all I was please with it. From the History of the Church section, I had never heard of Blandina a martyr. I learned something new.I thought it kind of strange how they wrote about the Protestant Reformation through the eyes of a protestant man. It relates how he became a protestant as a young boy.It seemed to me like it was saying Martin Luther did the right thing when he rebelled against the Church.I guess I felt that part about the Protestant Reformation could have been done better. Then the next page goes into the Catholic Reformation, which they did a better job on, in my opinion. I was pleasantly surprised with how they wrote about sin. About being a choice we make to do wrong, and how that separates up from God. It doesn't go into different kinds of sin though, probably because of the brevity of each topic. Each "topic" is covered in a 2 page spread. Short and simple enough for a child. On the back it says "For children 6 and up". We have 7 children from 4 up to age 18. My 4yo enjoys listening to me read it to her and looking at the pictures. Our 6yo surely understands it more, at least to the point where it makes her think, and hopefully she will ask questions and want to learn more. My 8 and 11 yo each have picked it up and started reading through it. Haven't asked their opinion on it yet, though. Even one of our teenage boys picked it up and looked through it for a short while. There was one picture that 2 of my children and I thought was strange. It is sort of like a cross section of a church. It has the different things labeled in it. We were probably just being to critical, but we were looking at it wondering what was going on in that church. lol The illustration shows people walking around in every direction. Our best guess is it's showing the church at Communion time (?) On the outside there are a bunch of people too. Of them is a lady and her child. It looks like the child wants to get away from church and she's trying to tell him "No, we need to go in" lol So, if you are looking for something basic for your child to enjoy or to give as a gift, I think this book is a good choice. Just remember to edit the number of books in the Bible. I'd also recommend at the very least reading over and helping your child understand the protestant reformation from the Catholic view.Oh, I was glad to see in the book they were not afraid to use "man" when it was talking about all of mankind.I revised my rating from 3 to 4 stars. I couldn't give it five stars with that very oblivious error of the number of books in the Bible.
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The quality of this book is great for children. It has nice thick pages, it's sturdy, and it lays open nicely. The pictures are done very nicely. The same style as the cover through-out.
So far I have just skimmed through the book. However, I was quite surprised to read on the very first page it says there are "sixty-three" books in the Bible. This book is for Catholic children. It supposed to be teaching our children that there are 73 books (if Lamentations is separate from Jeremiah, 72 if it's not) in the Bible. To me, that is a huge miss for the writers/editors/proofreaders. If I keep the book, I will certainly have to edit that part myself. For sure I will be carefully reading the rest before giving it to my children. When passing the truths of our faith along to our children we have to take great care in choosing our sources.
*From fisheaters website....
"When buying books on religious and spiritual matters, seek out those books written before Vatican II and which have the "Imprimatur," or those books which are known to be written by solidly orthodox traditional Catholics. Otherwise, be wary and take the book with a grain of salt. And, always, if you come across a book that says horrific things about the Church, Her teachings, or Her history, read the traditional Catholic point of view and dig up objective resources. There's a lot of lying going on out there, folks."
When I saw this book, what appealed to me, was that it contained teaching about the Bible, church history, our beliefs and the Sacraments all in one book. And with amazon's 45% off the msrp I figured it was worth it to check it out.
I will update after I've had a chance to go through the whole book.
**Update 4/15/13**
This book does not have the Imprimatur.
It was originally published in French in 2009.
I finally found the time to go through the book, and over all I was please with it. From the History of the Church section, I had never heard of Blandina a martyr. I learned something new.
I thought it kind of strange how they wrote about the Protestant Reformation through the eyes of a protestant man. It relates how he became a protestant as a young boy.It seemed to me like it was saying Martin Luther did the right thing when he rebelled against the Church.I guess I felt that part about the Protestant Reformation could have been done better. Then the next page goes into the Catholic Reformation, which they did a better job on, in my opinion. I was pleasantly surprised with how they wrote about sin. About being a choice we make to do wrong, and how that separates up from God. It doesn't go into different kinds of sin though, probably because of the brevity of each topic.
Each "topic" is covered in a 2 page spread. Short and simple enough for a child. On the back it says "For children 6 and up". We have 7 children from 4 up to age 18. My 4yo enjoys listening to me read it to her and looking at the pictures. Our 6yo surely understands it more, at least to the point where it makes her think, and hopefully she will ask questions and want to learn more. My 8 and 11 yo each have picked it up and started reading through it. Haven't asked their opinion on it yet, though. Even one of our teenage boys picked it up and looked through it for a short while.
There was one picture that 2 of my children and I thought was strange. It is sort of like a cross section of a church. It has the different things labeled in it. We were probably just being to critical, but we were looking at it wondering what was going on in that church. lol The illustration shows people walking around in every direction. Our best guess is it's showing the church at Communion time (?) On the outside there are a bunch of people too. Of them is a lady and her child. It looks like the child wants to get away from church and she's trying to tell him "No, we need to go in" lol
So, if you are looking for something basic for your child to enjoy or to give as a gift, I think this book is a good choice. Just remember to edit the number of books in the Bible. I'd also recommend at the very least reading over and helping your child understand the protestant reformation from the Catholic view.
Oh, I was glad to see in the book they were not afraid to use "man" when it was talking about all of mankind.
I revised my rating from 3 to 4 stars. I couldn't give it five stars with that very oblivious error of the number of books in the Bible.
So far I have just skimmed through the book. However, I was quite surprised to read on the very first page it says there are "sixty-three" books in the Bible. This book is for Catholic children. It supposed to be teaching our children that there are 73 books (if Lamentations is separate from Jeremiah, 72 if it's not) in the Bible. To me, that is a huge miss for the writers/editors/proofreaders. If I keep the book, I will certainly have to edit that part myself. For sure I will be carefully reading the rest before giving it to my children. When passing the truths of our faith along to our children we have to take great care in choosing our sources.
*From fisheaters website....
"When buying books on religious and spiritual matters, seek out those books written before Vatican II and which have the "Imprimatur," or those books which are known to be written by solidly orthodox traditional Catholics. Otherwise, be wary and take the book with a grain of salt. And, always, if you come across a book that says horrific things about the Church, Her teachings, or Her history, read the traditional Catholic point of view and dig up objective resources. There's a lot of lying going on out there, folks."
When I saw this book, what appealed to me, was that it contained teaching about the Bible, church history, our beliefs and the Sacraments all in one book. And with amazon's 45% off the msrp I figured it was worth it to check it out.
I will update after I've had a chance to go through the whole book.
**Update 4/15/13**
This book does not have the Imprimatur.
It was originally published in French in 2009.
I finally found the time to go through the book, and over all I was please with it. From the History of the Church section, I had never heard of Blandina a martyr. I learned something new.
I thought it kind of strange how they wrote about the Protestant Reformation through the eyes of a protestant man. It relates how he became a protestant as a young boy.It seemed to me like it was saying Martin Luther did the right thing when he rebelled against the Church.I guess I felt that part about the Protestant Reformation could have been done better. Then the next page goes into the Catholic Reformation, which they did a better job on, in my opinion. I was pleasantly surprised with how they wrote about sin. About being a choice we make to do wrong, and how that separates up from God. It doesn't go into different kinds of sin though, probably because of the brevity of each topic.
Each "topic" is covered in a 2 page spread. Short and simple enough for a child. On the back it says "For children 6 and up". We have 7 children from 4 up to age 18. My 4yo enjoys listening to me read it to her and looking at the pictures. Our 6yo surely understands it more, at least to the point where it makes her think, and hopefully she will ask questions and want to learn more. My 8 and 11 yo each have picked it up and started reading through it. Haven't asked their opinion on it yet, though. Even one of our teenage boys picked it up and looked through it for a short while.
There was one picture that 2 of my children and I thought was strange. It is sort of like a cross section of a church. It has the different things labeled in it. We were probably just being to critical, but we were looking at it wondering what was going on in that church. lol The illustration shows people walking around in every direction. Our best guess is it's showing the church at Communion time (?) On the outside there are a bunch of people too. Of them is a lady and her child. It looks like the child wants to get away from church and she's trying to tell him "No, we need to go in" lol
So, if you are looking for something basic for your child to enjoy or to give as a gift, I think this book is a good choice. Just remember to edit the number of books in the Bible. I'd also recommend at the very least reading over and helping your child understand the protestant reformation from the Catholic view.
Oh, I was glad to see in the book they were not afraid to use "man" when it was talking about all of mankind.
I revised my rating from 3 to 4 stars. I couldn't give it five stars with that very oblivious error of the number of books in the Bible.
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