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| ISBN: 9781784989828 Hardcover $14.99 (Discounts Available) |
My thoughts: This is a beautifully written (a great read-aloud book) storybook about Moses and the Israelites. It begins after they have crossed the Red Sea and the army of Pharaoh has been destroyed. The book covers with some emphasis and detail (though not gory) the 40-year period of wandering. Most young children's storybooks don't give this much information. Also, as a "Jesus Moments....Finding Jesus In the Story...." book, the deeper theological connections between Old Testament and New Testament (Moses and Jesus) are made in a very understandable methodology for young readers and listeners.
Given the increased detail in the story, very young listeners in the four to six year range may lose interest or miss the connections.
I absolutely love this book as well as the other Jesus Moments book, "David," that I previously reviewed. The concept of presenting where Jesus or the promises of Jesus are found in the Old Testament is fairly new for the age bracket audience of picture books.
In "Finding Jesus in the Story of Moses" we see several incidents that occurred during the 40-year wilderness journey. In each of these there is the opportunity to look for "bulrushes" which indicate that there is a "Jesus Moment" to look for on that page. This engages the child and produces involvement and opportunity to teach further details.
I love the illustrations and the readability of the story itself. The grumbling of the Israelites is really captured and God's disapproval and His patience shown.
I highly recommend this series for your age 5 to 10 year olds.
About the book: Help 4-7s learn how Moses points to Jesus with this beautifully illustrated Old Testament storybook from Alison Mitchell, the award-winning author of Jesus and the Lions’ Den and The One O’Clock Miracle.
Moments in Moses’ story when something in the story is a little bit like Jesus are signposted with symbols that children need to spot, helping them to understand the relationship between the Old and New Testaments.
This fun, interactive resource will give children skills to read the Bible as they connect the stories and learn that the whole Bible is about Jesus. Secret word: Provider. Great for parents or grandparents to give children aged 4-7. Can also be used as a homeschool resource, or for children’s ministry in church.
This is the second book in a series called Jesus Moments, which looks at how Old Testament characters point to Jesus.
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Would like to have this book in my classroom
ReplyDeleteThanks! Excellent, exciting, thrilling with many teach moments about Jesus, leaders, love, obedience, complaining, deliverance, protection! So practical.
ReplyDeleteI like Wherever You Go I want you to know and The Garden The Curtain and the cross
ReplyDeleteI am also interested in His Grace Is Enough and How Can I Pray?
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