Today I’ve got a book review for you. This one is a kids’
book called Get to Know: Apostle Paul and is written by Nancy I. Sanders. It’s
a full color biography for kids about Paul, one of my favorite characters in
the Bible.
The book is a little over 100 pages long, but the print is
large and the pictures are colorful, making it appealing to children. Peppered
throughout the book are tidbits of information that fall into one of the
following categories: Bible Hero, Eyewitness Account, Did You Know and Word
Bank.
The Bible Hero tidbit tells information about a hero from
the Bible that was present during a story about Paul. The Eyewitness Account portion
gives an eyewitness account with scripture of something related to Paul’s
story. The Did You Know Section has an interesting fact and the Word Bank
presents vocabulary related to the story.
The book starts at the beginning of Paul’s life as a boy
named Saul and continues through Paul’s writing letters while imprisoned in
Rome. The books has maps of Paul’s missionary journeys and also has photographs
of what the areas Paul visited look like today.
The one thing I did not like about this book was that
although it mentions Paul was called Saul as a boy, it never describes how or
why his name was changed to Paul while on the road to Damascus. I imagine this
was probably to cut down on any confusion it may cause children, but this is one
of the most important things that happened in Paul’s life and I feel like it
should have been mentioned.
Other than the lack of mentioning Paul’s name change,
everything else in the book seems to be on key. I think it is an interesting
way to teach children about Paul, especially since it has so many pictures and
colors which attract the mind of children. Obviously, using the Bible is the
best way to teach your kiddos about Paul, but this book would be a good
supplement and adds historical context as well which can make biblical
characters seem more realistic.
Get to Know: Apostle Paul is available for around $7 and can
be purchased at Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
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