Bible Storybook Choices in Bigger Emergent Package

[Daisy]

Wow, that was some title. LOL.

I don't have either of the Bible choices for the Emergent package with Bigger. My son is technically beyond the emergent pack but I really loved the idea of him reading a Bible storybook as a great kick off to the year.

So what do you think about substituting with Family-Time Bible from LHFHG? He loves that Bible story book. I don't know what the reading level is but he can easily read it.

I just hate to buy another Bible story book when he is already able to read his real Bible. On the other hand, I like the idea of a simple Bible survey type overview for the beginning of the school year.

What do you all think?

[mariaw]

I'm new to HOD, so I'm not familiar with all the story Bibles that are used. But I will tell you what I did with my emerging reader in that situation a few years ago. We used Rod and Staff's Bible Stories to Read, and I was very pleased with it. It's 60 stories, with line drawing illustrations that aren't "babyish" like some story Bibles can seem to older kids. It was only $5-6.

[my3sons]

Wow, that was some title. LOL.

I don't have either of the Bible choices for the Emergent package with Bigger. My son is technically beyond the emergent pack but I really loved the idea of him reading a Bible storybook as a great kick off to the year.

So what do you think about substituting with Family-Time Bible from LHFHG? He loves that Bible story book. I don't know what the reading level is but he can easily read it.

I just hate to buy another Bible story book when he is already able to read his real Bible. On the other hand, I like the idea of a simple Bible survey type overview for the beginning of the school year.

What do you all think?

Daisy - are you using the Emerging Reader's Set for him? The schedule (in Bigger's Appendix) has pacing and comprehension questions for the 2 Bibles in the set. That was a great way to build our dc's comprehension, and the questions were chosen carefully, following Bloom's Taxonomy (more carefully than I'd choose off the cuff). So, I guess what I am trying to say is if you are using the set and a goal is to build his comprehension, it is worthwhile to get 1 of the 2 Bibles suggested (The Beginner's Bible is the more difficult of the 2). But, if you are just trying to choose a Bible for him to read independently for his own special time - the Family Time Bible is wonderful! It is one of our favorites around here.

In Christ,
Julie