Title: NIrV, The Illustrated Holy Bible for Kids, Hardcover, Full Color, Comfort Print Pdf Over 750 Images
Author: Zondervan
Published Date: 2019-06-04
Page: 1552
NIrV, The Illustrated Holy Bible for Kids is a brand-new kind of Bible that allows kids ages 4–8 to read the full Bible without chapter and verse numbers and footnotes—study aids that are helpful for adults but can be very distracting for kids. This Bible presents the story of God’s people in a single column format with an extremely readable font. With nearly every turn of the page, children will encounter full-color illustrations and kid-friendly maps that illuminate the Bible story. For children who want to read on their own or with an adult nearby, this is the perfect first full-text Bible for kids who appreciate the power of story and of God’s Word.
Features of the NIrV, The Illustrated Holy Bible for Kids include:
- Bonus full-color double-sided poster
- Over 750 full-color illustrations throughout
- Full-color, child-friendly maps
- Single-column text
- Easy-to-read Comfort Print® font
- The complete text of the New International Readers’ Version (NIrV) of the Bible, created at a third-grade reading level just for developing readers
- Vibrant and engaging cover
Almost a 5-star I am always looking for "the perfect Bible" to give to students in our 3rd grade Sunday School class. I like the NIRV translation for this age group and this Bible is certainly colorful and you don't have to turn more than 2 pages before you encounter a picture. The removable fold out map poster is something I will definitely use in the classroom.This Bible loses points from me because the font is too small for this age group. Just one more point size up would have made a huge difference. The lack of verse numbers is going to make it hard to look up a specific verse or to teach Bible citation with this book. There is no commentary to help the kids understand what they are reading if they are reading it on their own. Finally, the Bible Family Tree poster has an error; Boaz (Ruth) is shown as being between David and Solomon instead of between Judah and David.Will be sticking with the Zonderkidz NIRV Adventure Bible for Early Readers for the time being...Nice pictures Grandchild loved it!Adorable! But will your kids read it? Zondervan and The International Bible Society (aka Biblica) have just published The Illustrated NIrV Holy Bible for Kids. Created “for children who want to read on their own or with an adult nearby,” this latest daughter of the NIV is child-friendly in many ways (though not all). But its value for your family will depend on how it’s used.The NIrV first appeared in 1994 as a spin-off of the New International Version (NIV), the most popular modern translation of the Bible. Editors of the NIrV replaced longer words and phrases with simpler language at a 3rd-grade reading level. This style is called a thought-for-thought translation rather than word-for-word. Since 1994, Zondervan has updated and republished the NIrV in multiple formats, including a children’s version featuring The Berenstain Bears. So, what is different about this new edition?The adorable illustrations by Bible Story Map (contributing editor, Stephanie Holleman), are worth the $29.99 cover price alone. Holleman’s studio produces attractive and helpful Bible posters for sale online, some of which have been reproduced in this volume. They also designed new illustrations for the text, approximately one for every two-page spread. And a two-sided poster comes tucked into the back cover with the Holy Land on one side and a genealogy of Bible characters on the other.I also particularly liked the parenthetical chapter and verse references for quotes from another part of Scripture. However, the editors’ decision not to number each verse in the text greatly reduces their usefulness. These references and the division of chapters into smaller sections with added titles constitute the only extra-Biblical material. No other introductory or explanatory study notes are included because they “can be very distracting for kids.”Besides the lack of verse numbers, another problem for new readers and children (not to mention the over-50 crowd, like me) is the very small, 9-point font. Zondervan advertises an “easy-to-read” typeface for this edition, but only twenty-somethings are likely to find it so easy. I used to buy large-print Bibles for my early-reading children (12-point font or higher), and I still think that is preferable.When I was a fresh-faced, home-schooling mom, I naively believed my young children were going to read their Bibles. This new edition would be really nice for that purpose. In reality, my kids only used their Bibles to complete assignments at home and at church. If that is true for your young readers, then a Bible with larger print and verse numbers might be a better choice. How do you look up John 3:16 when there is no “16” in your book?And for reading to a child, I prefer Sally Lloyd-Jones’ The Jesus Storybook Bible, with its Christ-centered approach and full-page illustrations. I’m also looking forward to the Laugh and Learn Bible for Kids by Veggie Tales creator, Phil Vischer, due out Sept. 10th. Neither of these books contain the complete text of Scripture as does the The NIrV Illustrated Holy Bible for Kids, but let’s face it – you probably aren’t going to read much of Deuteronomy or Lamentations to your first-grader anyway.I think my children liked having their own Bibles, and the grown-ups around them liked it, too. It was the start of a good, life-long habit, even if it was a bit more symbolic than practical. Gift-buying grandparents will be attracted to this new edition, and the illustrations are probably your best hope that kids might open it up on their own. So, whether you want to purchase this new Bible depends largely on how you believe it will be used. I can honestly say it is the most attractive, complete children’s version of Scripture that I’ve seen. But, please, Zondervan! Put the verse numbers back!As a member of the Bible Gateway Blogger Grid, I was given a promotional copy of the book in exchange for a review.
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