Adventure Bible, NIV [Hardcover]

Larry Richards (Author), Sue W. Richards (Author), Jim Madsen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 17, 2008 | Age Level: 9 and up

The Adventure Bible keeps getting better. Its exciting features make learning about faith and growing up spiritually a thrilling journey. Twenty full-color pages offer inspiring activities set to a jungle safari theme. Life in Bible Times whisks you off to the ancient world to discover what life was like back then, with illustrations showing what people ate, where they slept, what kinds of work they did and more. From Jehu to Jesus, People in Bible Times reveals who's who in the Scriptures. Words to Treasure highlights valuable verses to memorize. Did You Know? gives you insight into God's Word and turns you into a Bible trivia master. Live It! suggests fun activities to help you remember the truths of the Bible and apply them. The Adventure Bible also features introductions with useful facts about each book of the Bible, a dictionary/concordance for looking up tricky words, and color maps to help you locate places in the Bible. The Adventure Bible is America's bestselling children's Bible---over 5 million sold!

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About the Author

Lawrence O. Richards is currently a full-time author and speaker. He has written over 200 Christian books, including commentaries on every book of the Bible and Zondervan bestselling Adventure Bible and Teen Study Bible, which he did with his wife, Sue. SPANISH BIO: Lawrence O. Richards tiene una licenciatura en filosofia de la Universidad de Michigan, una maestria en teologia y educacion cristiana del Seminario Teologico de Dallas y un doctorado del Seminario Teologico Evangelico Garrett de la Universidad Northwestern. Es autor de unos 200 titulos en temas como la filosofia de la educacion cristiana, renovacion de la iglesia, el ministerio de ninos, ministerio de jovenes, liderazgo, grupos pequenos, y ensenanza biblica. Sus libros han sido traducidos en 24 idiomas. Richards reside en Hudson, Florida donde es participante activo en su iglesia, Hudson's First United Methodist Church.

Jim Madsen has been illustrating for the past 15 years. He has worked on more than 50 books including the recently updated NIV Adventure Bible and the NIrV Adventure Bible for Early Readers. Jim lives in Utah with his wife and three children. He enjoys the outdoors, golf, and riding Harley Davidson motorcycles.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 1472 pages
• Publisher: Zonderkidz; Revised edition (June 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310715431
• ISBN-13: 978-0310715436
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The adventure continues!, April 1, 2009

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C. Pike-Fuentes (Wheaton, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventure Bible, NIV (Hardcover)

I purchased the Adventure Bible, NIV as a gift for my eight year-old son.
He already had a children's Bible but was interested in a more in-depth study. He often asked me about my NIV Bible translation, and tried to read it, but the text-heavy style was a bit intimidating and it was difficult for him to understand.

The Adventure Bible, NIV turned out to be the perfect solution! While remaining true to the NIV translation, the sidebar stories, Biblical character descriptions and the Ten Commandments (explained in terms children can easily understand) help make stories that are thousands of years old relevant to life today, and particularly the life of a child.

We especially enjoyed the Ten Commandments section. When the Adventure Bible gave a thorough explanation of the first commandment, for example, about not making anything more important than God -- not television, not video games or toys etc. I could tell that a lightbulb was switched on!
My son read through a text he thought he knew and with a beaming smile said "Mom, I finally get it!"

I would highly recommend the Adventure Bible, NIV to any parent who wants to instill a love of God's word -- in relevant language -- in their children.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, September 20, 2008

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Donika Amedio "student" (Northern Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventure Bible, NIV (Paperback)

This bible takes all the questions young people have about Jesus and finds an engaging way to answer them. Colorful pages include fun images and pose these questions with a bible verse that can help them find the answer. Call-out boxes include side information about bible times or pose questions about the text for young readers to consider. The Ten Commandments are highlighted on their own page with wording that young readers can easily digest. A page shows bible references to kids of the bible, and of course there is the treasure hunt aspect located at the back of the book. The bible text is written true to adult versions so the message is fully intact.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Update, August 29, 2008

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Cldyski (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventure Bible, NIV (Paperback)

Purchased several copies of this to present to 1st graders at church. It seems to be an update of the version we've used the past few years, but all that has really changed is the cover. The children we've given them to the last few years seem to appreciate them; they bring them to church and use them in Sunday School.