The Growing Reader Phonics Bible (Growing Reader's Series) (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The Growing Reader Phonics Bible by Joy McKenzie, illus. by Jill Newton, retells 61 biblical stories in easy-to-read language. In each story a different phoneme is highlighted in red, starting with "a" and finishing with "ending blends." The look, however, is anything but institutional: Newton's warm, ever-so-slightly whimsical paintings, many of them full-bleed, give this volume polish and style.
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Product Description

Now children can learn to love to read with the winning combination of phonics and the Bible. The Growing Reader Phonics Bible features bright, unique artwork, rhythmic words, and phonics tools designed to help children learn all the 44 phonics sounds. These 61 stories were designed to help build a child's love of reading as well as a love for the Bible. Whether you are a teacher or a first-time parent, The Growing Reader Phonics Bible provides just what you need to get kids excited about reading.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers; Reprint edition (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842339175
• ISBN-13: 978-0842339179
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #78,401 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A First Step to Restoring the Bible as Primary Reader*..., September 5, 2002

By	Fedwife1989 (La Grange, Kentucky) - See all my reviews

For those of you who are interested in teaching your child to read and have been frustrated by those limited, silly, graded readers-you'll be delighted with this wonderful first Bible. In our own family's desire to restore the Bible as the primary reader in lieu of the various other readers out there, we wanted a Bible that was kid friendly and incorporated phonics. I thought it was not possible until I stumbled on this Bible! Done in a classical, grammar stage level utilizing rhyme & meter. Example: "The world was new-just two days old. What's next? Get Ready! We are told-This was the day God made the sky-And set it inits place up high-" Text covers short & long vowels, consonant sounds,diagraphs, blends, clusters and silent letters. A great compliment to any phonics system, such as Writing Road to Reading.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect! One of the greatest tools for learning to read!, June 4, 2003

By	"luzdejesus" (USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this for my 5 year old when he was started reading. At first, some of the words were kind of hard but as parents, that's where we step in. It was such a great value. This bible has many little short stories of the bible and each story is a different word lesson. For instance, if they are studying a certain letter, you can read the story with lots of those letters highlighted in red to identify the letter they are studying. The terms are fun and easy. My son reads it to me every night. We love it!! Its a great way to introduce your little ones to the Bible and for them to study it on there own. You don't have to worry about things you don't want your children to known about or other bad books! This is definately worth it!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a great book, but..., May 20, 2004

By	J. Nevarr "jennevarr" (Manassas, Va USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Badly bound!! I agree with the previous reviewers, we enjoy reading this bible. It's a great way to stretch my growing readers with stories they are familiar with. However, we have had this book less than a year and the end pages are already seperating from the binding. My son will be 6 soon and knows how to care for his books. I fear this one won't make it through my next 3 kids. For $14, I expected a better quality product. Please improve the binding!