The Young Learner's Bible Storybook: 52 Stories with Activities for Family Fun and Learning

Mary Manz Simon. Standard Publishing Company, $17.99 (336pp) ISBN 978-0-7847-1277-1

Bestselling CBA author Mary Manz Simon's The Young Learner's Bible Storybook, illus. by Piers Harper, offers 52 stories from the Bible, each keyed not only to a ""Bible truth"" and ""memory verse"" but also to specific educational activities. Colored fonts draw attention to such concepts as opposites, numbers, consonant sounds, etc., in the various entries.

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