Kids' Devotional Bible: New International Readers Version [Paperback]

Joanne E. Dejonge (Author), Connie W. Neal (Author), Lori Walburg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1996

Now kids ages 6-10 can have a devotional Bible just like Mom and Dad! This Bible combines NIrV text with short, interesting devotions that encourage children to read the Bible every day. The NIrV is a simplification of the bestselling NIV that brings the complete Bible to a third-grade reading level--a level beginners can easily read and understand. Fresh and exciting color graphics throughout make reading fun!.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Fire up their imaginations and you'll stoke their spirits as well. That's the idea behind the NIrV Kids' Devotional Bible--the devotional Bible created especially for young readers. The short sentences and easy words of the complete, revised NIrV text make it a Bible kids can read for themselves. And engaging questions, eye-catching 2-color graphics and illustrations, year's-worth of short, creative weekday devotions, weekend devotions focusing on nature topics, simple, fun-to-do weekend activities, book introductions, and dictionary explaining difficult words make it a Bible they'll want to read--and apply to their lives. Will God ever stop loving you? How do you show respect to older people? Is a live plant something special? The NIrV Kids' Devotional Bible helps kids learn simple, important lessons about their world--and gives them a stepping-stone to today's most widely read translation, the NIV. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Fire up their imaginations and you’ll stoke their spirits as well. That’s the idea behind the NIrV Kids’ Devotional Bible—the devotional Bible created especially for young readers. The short sentences and easy words of the complete, revised NIrV text make it a Bible kids can read for themselves. And engaging questions, eye-catching 2-color graphics and illustrations, year’s-worth of short, creative weekday devotions, weekend devotions focusing on nature topics, simple, fun-to-do weekend activities, book introductions, and dictionary explaining difficult words make it a Bible they’ll want to read—and apply to their lives. Will God ever stop loving you? How do you show respect to older people? Is a live plant something special? The NIrV Kids’ Devotional Bible helps kids learn simple, important lessons about their world—and gives them a stepping-stone to today’s most widely read translation, the NIV. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Zondervan (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310925053
• ISBN-13: 978-0310925057
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,826,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Connie Neal is sought by secular and Christian media discussing pop culture and its intersection with Christianity, as well as family, marriage, and parenting issues. Connie has authored dozens of books including:The Gospel According to Harry Potter featured in Time, Christianity Today, and Entertainment Weekly. What's a Christian to Do with Harry Potter? featured in Newsweek, also Wizards, Wardrobes, & Wookiees and her signature book Dancing in the Arms of God, Connie has a BA in Communication from Pepperdine University and a MS in Education, specializing in Instructional Design for Online Learning from Capella University. She has created videos and curriculum for parents and teens. She toured as a guest speaker with Women of Faith. Her latest focus is on transitioning content to electronic publishing and online learning in keeping with the science of instruction and research-based multimedia learning principles.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real Bible for kids, June 9, 2000

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Tami Lumpkins (Grapevine, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NIrV Kids' Devotional Bible Revised (Paperback)

My 7 year old daughter wanted her own Bible, but not just a book of stories, she wanted the full text. With this Bible, she can read and understand the Bible on her own. She devours the daily devotionals, sometimes reading two or three in a day. Even though the text is easy to understand, there are still words she does not understand - The dictionary in the back provides simple definitions for words such as redeem, curse, etc. The subject index allows her to look up subjects she is interested in. If we are talking about how to be a good friend, we just look up friends in the index and read what God has to say.

I recommend this Bible to early readers who want the full text of the Bible without the difficult text of other versions.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NIrV Kids Devotional Bible, May 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: NIrV Kids' Devotional Bible Revised (Paperback)

My grandson who is 7 years old has really taken to reading this Kids version of the Bible. According to my daughter, he loves reading every night before he goes to bed. He reads very well and the Bible stories are well geared to his age group. I appreciate the fact that at his young age he is so interested in reading God's Word and Jesus is becoming so real to him. This is an excellent version for young minds to spark their interest in reading God's word. An answer to the prayer of a Grandmother's heart.

Thanks for the opportunity to list is review.

God Bless

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great REAL Bible, August 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: NIrV Kids' Devotional Bible (Hardcover)

I bought this Bible for my son (6 y.o) and have been amazed at how well he can read it. Even though he is just learning to read, he is able to use the "rules" he know to figure out most of the words. What a GREAT book to use for someone who's learning to read! He loves it because it's not just stories, he's reading his Bible just like I do. I just wish I had gotten the hardcover.