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The Lion Children's Bible

The world's greatest story retold for every child: Super-readable edition
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The Lion Children's Bible offers accessible retellings of key Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments through to the book of Acts. The stories are written in clear, simple language for children, forming a continuous narrative that follows the overarching story of God and his people. Beautiful illustrations accompany the text, making it enjoyable to read alone or with an adult.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for children and educators seeking an engaging and faithful introduction to the Bible's stories, suitable for reading alone or together.

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A 4-million-copy best-seller for ages 7-10, this is the top children’s Bible for home and school.

Traditional illustrations and easy to read text take 7-11s through the stories of the Bible including the Old and the New Testament in this paperback edition of a Lion classic.

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The best-selling Lion Children's Bible contains accessible retellings of all the important stories of the Bible.

Accompanied by appealing illustrations, these timeless stories can be enjoyed alone or with the help of an adult.

All the significant stories from the Old and New Testaments up to the book of Acts are retold in clear, simple language that children understand. The stories may be read as individual tales, yet they form a continuous narrative closely following the overarching 'one story' of God and his people contained in the entire Bible.

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The Good Book Stall praises the book for its clear, concise storytelling and vivid illustrations that bring the characters to life. The Good Book Guide highlights how attractively the main stories are presented as rich, short tales, making it suitable for educational use.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745949123

Publisher: SPCK Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 July 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Lion Children's Books

Edition: New edition

Illustration: Illustrations, colour

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Carolyn Cox

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 422g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Pat Alexander is a former editorial director of Lion Publishing and compiler and author of many books ranging from the best-selling Lion Handbook to the Bible to The Lion First Bible. She lives in Oxford. Carolyn Cox has illustrated several other books for Lion. These include My Book of Bible Stories, My Book of Prayers and the First Look series.

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