Heroes & Villains of the Bible: Real Stories, actual Bible Text compiled by Tama Fortner

Heroes & Villains of the Bible: Real Stories, actual Bible Text compiled by Tama Fortner is a collection of most of the well known stories from the Bible.  Each story is either about a Hero or a Villain.  It uses actual text from the Bible to tell the stories of each individual.  The message of this book is to show how God works not only through the Heroes in the Bible, but also the Villains as well.  I think this book is appropriate for all ages, but may be better for older children who are able to read, as it is not full of pictures that smaller children can look at.

I did enjoy how the book was laid out, and wasn't expecting it to be over 300 pages long.  I was hoping for a book for small children with lots of pictures, but the pictures are only at the start of chapters showing the Hero or Villain.  The pictures seemed to be computer generated and s ome were more realistic than others.  Some just looked weird.  The message of the book was clear as stated above and was taken straight from the Bible.  I would recommend it to others, but again, I think it would be better for older children who could read it on their own.  There is a lot of material in this book, and might be good for bedtime reading with kids for the basic Bible stories.

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