God's Amazing Creatures & Me! Devotions for Boys and Girls Ages 6 to 10 (Devotions for Boys and Girls Ages 6-10) [Spiral-bound]

Helen Haidle (Author), Paul Haidle (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Devotions for Boys and Girls Ages 6-10

A creation devotional for children ages 6-10, which shows detailed, pen and ink illustrations of animals — mammals, insects, birds — paired with a description of each, then an application for the youthful reader.

In exploring God’s awesome nature, it is helpful for children to understand God’s design for them. For example, just as the monarch butterfly emerges from a cocoon to soar to heights above the clouds, so too can we all rest in the knowledge that God has made each of us special, and He has great love and a plan for us.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Character counts; morality matters. Where did we begin to think that we can do whatever we feel and get by with it? No doubt, our children need to be taught integrity and character once again. Whatever happened to humility, meekness, service, and, in light of events of the past few years, shame? Do people no longer feel remorse or guilt at their wrongdoings? Boy! This book and the principles of character it teaches are needed like never before!

-- Roger Howerton, Assistant Editor, New Leaf Press

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Spiral-bound: 95 pages
• Publisher: Master Books (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890512949
• ISBN-13: 978-0890512944
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 6.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #793,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than a devotional - this is awesome!, July 16, 2004

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TnT "luveducationalstuff" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God's Amazing Creatures & Me! Devotions for Boys and Girls Ages 6 to 10 (Devotions for Boys and Girls Ages 6-10) (Spiral-bound)

I just bought this to use with my 5 yr. old. She LOVES animals & nature. This devotional is perfect for her.

There are 45 creatures discussed in this book. Each devotion starts off talking about a creature and it's habits. Then, that info is used to correlate it to what the Bible says about that particular behavior. The next section asks about that aspect in the child's life. Lastly, a memory verse accompanies each devotion.

Not only are you learning a memory verse, having self reflection, doing character building, and learning what the Bible has to say about various traits and behaviors, you are also getting a lesson in nature and science. Even I am learning things about God's creatures that I didn't know.

This book wins hands down over any other devotional I've looked at. The reading is easily understood by children; it's not too deep for them. I think it's awesome having a book like this that discusses things readily available in our world/environment, and it seems that children can easily relate to the creatures behaviors/traits being discussed. It uses simple, curious traits of God's creatures to grab everyone's attention.

I'm using this along with several readers I have to accent our science lessons, character building, and Bible study in our homeschool curriculum.

I can't rave enough!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the 1st devotional my 7 year old son really enjoys, October 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: God's Amazing Creatures & Me! Devotions for Boys and Girls Ages 6 to 10 (Devotions for Boys and Girls Ages 6-10) (Spiral-bound)

I have purchased many devotionals for my son that have not reached him. It is usually like pulling teeth to get him to read the bible or do a devotional. God's Amazing Creatures and Me is the devotional I've been searching for. He looks forward to each session and even begs me to read more than 1 a day with him. It takes an interesting fact about an animal and relates it to the Christian walk. I am amazed how he remembers the point from previous days.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Hope They Are Creating Another One Of These..., November 10, 2006

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M. Willard (Carlisle, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God's Amazing Creatures & Me! Devotions for Boys and Girls Ages 6 to 10 (Devotions for Boys and Girls Ages 6-10) (Spiral-bound)

My son requests one of these every night. The way they tie the animals abilities/features to a portion of scripture is very cool. We are almost done with this one and I will definitely be passing it around to my son's friends. I hope there is another edition in the works.