In this highly readable biography, Vernon explains William Tyndale's work of translating, printing, and distributing the Scripture, focusing on Tyndale's helper, Colin, who begins his work as a carrier boy smuggling in a copy of Luther's New Testament to Tyndale.
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The Bible Smuggler, written by Louise A. Vernon, is the story of William Tyndale, who translated the New Testament from Latin to English in the sixteenth century, the first person to do so.
Tyndale experiences major difficulties and setbacks in his quest to translate the scriptures as his ideas are in direct opposition to those of the head of the Church at that time period. The leaders of the Church of England want to keep the Scriptures available only for the priests and leaders of the Church; Tyndale thinks the Scriptures should be translated into the people's language so anyone can read them and learn from them. The author gives the biography a bit of an "insider's" glance into Tyndale's life by including Collin Hartley, an English boy who works with Tyndale on his translation project. The story is told from Collin's point of view. This makes the reading more interesting for a younger audience, as opposed to a straight biography written for adults. Every other chapter, starting with the first one, has a pencil sketch, by Roger Hane, that illustrates some point or idea from the chapter. What I Like: As I've mentioned before, I like historical fiction. It's interesting to learn about real-life people when their biographies are written in a fictional manner. What I Dislike: Nothing. Overall Rating: Very good. Age Appeal: 9-12. Christine M. Irvin - Christian Children's Book Review
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This was a great book that I learned a lot from. I bought this book for my son and thought I would take a look at it before he read it - just to make sure it was appropriate for his age etc. It [...]me in and a few hours later I was done with it. Of course that perked up his interest and he wants to read it. A good book that even keeps an adult interested. I would and will highly reccommend to others.
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My children were reading this for school. While they enjoyed the book, they were both struggling with comprehension . . . then we listened to the book on CD as a family - AWESOME! Thanks!
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