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It Couldn't Just Happen: Knowing the Truth About God's Awesome Creation Paperback – August 1, 2011

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This four-color, Gold Medallion Book Award winner is a perfect tool that offers solid, biblical answers to some of the tough questions kids ask about evolution and our world.

“Did Earth begin with a ‘Big Bang’ cosmic explosion?”

“Does science contradict the Bible?”

“What happened to dinosaurs?”

“Is there life on other planets?”

“Did we evolve from apes?”

“What makes my body work on its own?”

Kids are daily exposed to the theory of evolution by the media and public schools. It’s not safe to assume that your kids will reject that theory. It’s up to us as parents and Christian leaders to make sure our children know the truth about the creation of the world. With thousands of evidences to prove He created and sustains the universe, It Couldn’t Just Happen will fascinate kids with fun activities and examples of God’s marvelous works.

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August 1, 2011
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Lawrence O. Richards wrote over 200 Christian books, including commentaries on every book of the Bible, features for the bestselling Adventure Bible®, and features for the Teen Study Bible, which he wrote with his wife, Sue.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas Nelson; Reprint edition (August 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1400317142
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1400317141
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10+ years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 6
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.63 x 0.6 x 8.75 inches

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Stephanie Wrasman

Very helpful resource answering questions about evidence for Creation.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 5, 2022

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This is a more updated version of the same book from 1987. It's well written with lots of pictures and covers many topics. I'll be using it for teaching homeschool Science and Bible.

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Russ N S

Excellent - for your child

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 30, 2020

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This is an excellent "apologetics" book for children. Nature speaks of the glory of God. When you look at "design" in creation, you have to know that there was a very intelligent being behind this universe. From the woodpecker who has unusual feet that keep him from falling when as he does his "pecking". to the little organism that does not survive outside of the body - so how could a this more simple organism come before humans... Children begin to realize that there is a God who created and who loves us.

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Suzanne Lichtenstein

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It's okay. It contains factual errors, including calling water O2H instead of H2O. I'm still looking for a good science text that is both Christian and based on real science, not wedded to the notion that we must prove Creationism is true. The process that God used for creating everything was shown to Moses, after the fact, on Mount Sinai. Moses, in turn, wrote Genesis to attempt to explain what God had shown him. Can you imagine being given that writing assignment? Even for a man educated and trained in the courts of Pharaoh, it must have been a daunting task. Assignment: "Explain the vision of Creation I have shown you, in words." I'm glad I didn't have to do it! It is hard for us to read Daniel or Isaiah or Revelation...or any book of prophecy. The book of Genesis is, in effect, a book of retroactive prophecy. God is so much bigger than we are, and so impossible for us to understand. We do not need to fear that any modern science will ever replace God. Our scientific knowledge is only a subset of God's truth. Let's not be afraid to explore it.

That said, this is an okay book. It is more rational than many, while still being respectful of God. However, it really needs to be proofread by a good science fact-checker to hunt out errors like the "O2H" one mentioned above, as well as more subtle errors that are based on misunderstandings of science. The author is a seminary graduate, rather than a scientist. It would be nice to have a book by someone who is both.

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So important!!!

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With an education system hell bent on stripping truth from our children's curriculum - having resources like this is invaluable!!!! It is SOOOO refreshing to be able to give my kiddos books that share God's truth!! Thank you!

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Gillian

Awesome

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 28, 2021

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Really sheds light on scientific proof of Christianity. G o o o o o o o o o o o d

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Ambredar

Great book

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This book is not just the reasons that evolution is wrong it also explains the reasons that creation is right it goes through everything flora and faunabot the human body to the fossils and beyond. Over all it does seem to make creation a perfect case when we cannot explain where God came from.

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Sheila P

Great book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 26, 2019

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A lot of thought provoking facts and thoughts about God's world. When you are talking to an atheist or someone who sees no evidence of God then you have some responses to make them think about what they see everyday. How can you not believe in God when you look around you or in the mirror?

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Lynette Casey

Must read!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 24, 2020

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This is such a great book to read and really points to God and the truth even when others say science is the only way!

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Robbo

Fabulous book of facts to contrast evolution

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 30, 2019

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I've really enjoyed this book. There are so many fascinating facts about our natural world that really get you thinking. Take for example, the wood pecker. This is a totally unique bird. It is the only bird to have a sponge pad between its beak and its head which absorbs the impact of striking a tree. In other birds, the skull and the beak are fused together. Woodpeckers also have two toes pointing forwards and two toes pointing backwards to enable them to cling onto trees. They have amazing tongues too. The woodpeckers tongue is not attached to the back of the mouth like other birds tongues, but circles around inside the skull to attach to the top of the woodpeckers head! Without the spongy pad, the birds couldn't peck for six hours a day, without their strange feet, they couldn't cling onto trees to feed and without their special tongue, they couldn't reach into insect tunnels to feed. Without this unique design, they wouldn't survive! The theory of evolution would have required each of these qualities to have happened by accident and developed by chance at the same time!

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Geronimo

Total dross !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 17, 2014

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This is, of course, blatant creationist or fundamentalist propaganda, written by an ignoramus (as far as science is concerned). A ridiculous book that tries to poke holes in the theory of evolution. It is a last-gasp attempt to hang on to obsolete, irrational beliefs. Because the author can't provide any actual evidence, he resorts to rather pathetic attempts using Bible quotations. This would not be so worrying except that it is directed at gullible primary level children. The problem is that the book offers NO EVIDENCE FOR INTELLIGENT DESIGN. It only attacks (and poorly and that) evidence for evolution, assuming that intelligent design [ID] is the default position. Of course it is not. [ID] is a feeble last-defence by the diehards who have already found themselves painted into an untenable corner.
That's the reason why you won't find this type of book outside of the reactionary Bible belt of the USA.
Lawrence O Richards is an "evolution denier". He is a bogeyman propagandist of the Christian fundamentalist indoctrinators, a small minority who are trying desperately to counter-attack against prevailing scientific acknowledgement of Evolution Theory. These people are (I think) dishonestly trying to propagandize and defend what is now, in 2014, scientifically indefensible. This is Custer's Last Stand.
In thousands of southern USA schools and colleges the teachers try to teach maths and physics by saying that it all stemmed from "God" which is nonsensical (and a lie, in fact). None of this type of weird slant would ever be permitted or acceptable in European education, although it probably was prevalent before the 1860's.
The arguments for I.D. (intelligent design) are feeble, and bring no reasoned evidence to bear, other than peculiar and unconvincing quotes from the Bible. I think few rational people today could take such a book seriously....but this does not seem to prevent the diehards like Richards.
Page 14: He says "There is evidence (of God)".. Where? Certainly not here in this book. Yes: accidental evolution can and does happen. As they say in the movies, we just need to "deal with it!".

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 20, 2015

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