Deep Blue Kids Bible Dictionary by Four Story Creative

Deep Blue Kids Bible Dictionary by Four Story Creative ISBN-13: 978-1501840616 Hardback: 288 pages Publisher: Abingdon Press Released: Aug. 15, 2017

Source: Review copy from the publisher through Amazon Vine.

Book Description, Modified from Back Cover:
The Deep Blue Kids Bible Dictionary is written to help kids (age 7-12) learn about the persons, places, events, ideas, and terms in the Bible. Each definition includes references to passages in the Bible where the word appears. The entries also include a guide for pronouncing each proper name and other words. Includes full-color illustrations, pronunciations, maps, over 1,000 scriptural references, and more. This dictionary is perfect for Sunday school groups, families, Christian school classes, and libraries.


My Review:
Deep Blue Kids Bible Dictionary is a full-color Bible dictionary aimed at children ages 7-12. The entries were alphabetical and mainly covered people and places, though also some objects (altar, dowry, etc.) and theological ideas (glory, grace, holy, etc.). Each entry included how to pronounce the word, a brief explanation of the word, and the main places where that word is found in the Bible. They also included some pages at the beginning that showed and briefly described what daily life was like.

Some of the entries had illustrations, ranging from cartoon style to more realistic art to photos. It seemed random why they'd use a cartoon animal in one spot and a photograph of an animal in another spot. There were also some charts and maps. Most of the maps conveyed useful information even if their scale and detail weren't that great. However, the scale was so far off on one map (of Jerusalem at the time of Christ) that I thought it was more likely to confuse things than clarify. In general, kids will probably enjoy this and find it useful, but I don't understand why the maps and pictures varied so much in quality and style.


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