“….He Gently Leads Those Who Have Little Ones”–Isaiah 40:11
Ready to dive into the Bible with a catchy Under the Sea Theme? Zonderkidz has come up 
with one, a beautiful hardback Bible geared for children aged six to ten. The cover itself is really eye catching with lots of brightly colored, glittery ocean life and fish. The translation is one made for kids, too. It is the New International Reader’s Version or NlrV, the NIV for kids.
When this Bible is first opened, there is a beautiful presentation page made of heavy weight paper. It is colorful, and contains more ocean-theme characters. The back of the page contains all the books of the Bible, along with ocean-life decorations.
What this Bible has to offer for children is very appealing. There are three special sections geared toward children, and they are one page each. Each of those pages, front and back, are incredibly cute with lots of eye appeal, and contain things geared just for kids. Those pages, which are full color and made of heavy weight paper, contain:
– Prayer Is…
– The Lord’s Prayer
– Ten Commandments For Kids (Based on Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:7-21)
– Love Passage For Kids (Based on 1 Corinthians 13)
– Famous Children Of The Bible
– The ABCs Of Becoming A Christian
At the back of the volume, there is a list of Great Bible Stories along with a Bible Dictionary, but those are not printed on the special heavy-weight paper. There are no other pictures, maps or other supplemental material included in this Bible. Also, other than the presentation page along with the three special page inserts, the type of paper used for this Bible is the regular, very thin, onion-skin type of paper used in traditional Bibles. My concern is that six to ten year-old-fingers might have trouble turning those pages without tearing them.
Zonderkidz has done lots of things right in this Bible. They have kept it affordable with a 
suggested price of $24.99. Having a special version of the text geared towards children is also a wonderful idea. The cover is amazing, and the three supplemental pages are eye catching, and wonderfully creative, but that is where things stop. Since this is geared towards children, I would have liked to have seen at least six to nine or more “special” colorful pages in this Bible, along with a least one colorful map–more would be even better. There is a lot that is good in this 4 star Bible, but I think a little bit more would have made this a great Bible for children.
The publisher has provided bookreadingtic with a complimentary copy of The Under the Sea Holy Bible, through Zondervan Publishing for the purpose of review. I have not been compensated in any other manner. All opinions expressed are my own, and I was not required, or influenced, to give anything but an honest appraisal. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
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