Chris Morphew is a new author to me, but he is obviously an elementary educator, and I learned he lives in Australia. These books are written by a man who knows kids well and should have a great appeal.
What I like about the books:
- Using many engagement and teaching techniques, the author explains the answer to a common question. Strategies like: story-telling, metaphors, questions, thinking aloud, and biblical connections and explanations.
- I found the books easy to read, informative, great thinking aloud about potential questions, misconceptions, and wonders.
- And there are illustrations of each chapter's title throughout the book. Done in fun, engaging ways.
- Each book is only around 80 pages of reading, which is well spaced, with breaks in sections, and makes an easy-to-follow read.
What I wonder about the books?
- These are non-fiction biblical-centered books, so there is a certain reader that will love this style, but I doubt these books will appeal to every child that they are geared toward. My 11-year-old girl looked at them and did not pick one up to read.
- Are these more appealing to adults than their intended audience?
- Will well-intending adults insist that kids read these? and forgot that there are multiple ways to discover the answer to these questions?
- Could the style, the chapter divisions, and perspectives, be built into a more graphic novel, with a wider appeal? how about a Bible study and more book-driven investigation?
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