If Animals Could Talk: Creation Speaks for Itself [Paperback]

Werner Gitt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006

Did you know that while in flight, the sparrow’s heart can beat up to 760 times per minute? Or that a baby blue whale grows at a rate of 3.3 kg an hour while it’s nursing, a grand total of 17 tons by the end of the nursing stage? How about that glow worms have a light output efficiency of 100%, as compared to only 4% for our incandescent bulbs? Dr. Werner Gitt, one of the foremost creationist speakers in the world, uses his scientific expertise in this book to show the unique design features of some of God’s most captivating creations. All people, young and old, layperson or expert, will be able to understand and enjoy this straightforward book. Told from the perspective of the animals being described, If Animals Could Talk clearly shows the impossibility of life without design. Dr. Gitt uses simple language to provoke a sense of wonder and awe at the marvelous design of the Creator.

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About the Author

Werner Gitt, with a doctorate in engineering, has been a professor at the Federal Physics-Technology Institute in Braunschweig, Germany, since 1971. He has written numerous scientific papers as well as several popular books for the lay reader, and is a guest lecturer on the subject of the “Bible and Science” in Basel, Switzerland.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Master Books (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890514607
• ISBN-13: 978-0890514603
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #587,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Devotional, March 5, 2010

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Ann (Fresno, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If Animals Could Talk: Creation Speaks for Itself (Paperback)

I read this book with my 10-year-old daughter. We both loved it. It can work well as a devotional. The science was solid creation based. Of course if your worldview is that of evolution, this book may not be to your liking. I have a strong science background and thought that it was a great book for children

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun way to discuss everyday miracles in creation, November 4, 2010

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Debra Brinkman (Yoder, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If Animals Could Talk: Creation Speaks for Itself (Paperback)

If Animals Could Talk by Dr. Werner Gitt, is an amazing little book. At just over a hundred pages, this would have been a really quick book for me to read, however I opted to read a section or two of it at a time at the lunch table. My kids, ages 4-13, all appreciated it.

The book consists of twelve chapters, most being about 8-9 pages. Those chapters we read in one sitting. Some chapters (the whales!) we had to break up over a couple of meals.

The first ten chapters are all told as though the animal in question was talking to us (except chapter 7, where a human eye is doing the talking... that chapter was a bit, well, weird). So you listen to an earthworm or a dragonfly tell about themselves. Sounds a bit strange, but it was very well done. And all these creatures -- from a bacterium to a blue whale -- tell about the miracles of their design and of their designer.

As I stated above, my children all enjoyed it. The four year old mostly found it funny that I was pretending to be all these animals. The elementary crowd (1st and 4th grade) enjoyed the fascinating facts, and particularly loved when the sparrow had to fly away from a hawk or other such encounters. They are boys. They adore predators.

My older two (6th and 8th) argued back with the critters. Seriously. They went looking up the Bible verses being quoted by the whale, for instance, to prove their point. That led to some fascinating discussion (and is probably why the whale chapter took us so long to get through!)

Overall, I'd recommend this book as a fun way to talk about some of the everyday miracles all around us in creation.

Disclaimer: I received this book for free from New Leaf Publishing Group. No other compensation was received. The fact that I received a complimentary product does not guarantee a favorable review.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun & fascinating book for animal lovers, October 23, 2010

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Debbie (Harrison, AR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If Animals Could Talk: Creation Speaks for Itself (Paperback)

"If Animals Could Talk" describes unique and technically refined design features found in field sparrows, various types of whales, the platypus, swallow, glowworm, dragonfly, human eye, earthworm, E. coli, and golden plover. Several of these features were clearly irreducibly complex (all the parts of the unique ability had to be in place at once for it to work, and if it had developed in steps, the animal wouldn't have survived).

However, this book probably won't convince evolutionists that these various animals didn't evolve. Most of the features brought up sound amazing, but it's like the author didn't finish the argument--like he thought the point was so self-obvious he didn't need to. I can see an evolutionist reading it and thinking, "Well, yeah, they're amazing features, but that just shows how well evolution works." So it's a fun and fascinating book for creationists and those who aren't sure what they think, but it'd probably just frustrate most evolutionists.

There were some black and white illustrations. Most of the information was written in common language that even children could understand. However, sometimes he used technical language. It wasn't difficult to understand, but I don't think I'd hand this book to anyone under about 9 years of age. I think tweens and teens who love animals will probably enjoy this book.

Overall, this was a fun book that I'd recommend to Christians (especially creationists) who enjoy reading fascinating facts about animals.

I received this book as a review copy from the publisher.

Reviewed by Debbie from ChristFocus Book Club