NIV The Plans I Have For You Holy Bible / NIV The Investigator's Holy Bible

NIV The Plans I Have for You Holy Bible 

Hardcover, ebook

February 7, 2017

by Amy Parker

• Age Range: 8 - 12 years
• Grade Level: 3 - 7
• Hardcover: 1248 pages
• Publisher: Zonderkidz 
• ISBN-13: 978-0310758822

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. —Jeremiah 29:11

God has great plans for you. It’s true. The Plans I Have for You Holy Bible will inspire readers to dream about their future and to trust that God has great plans for each and every one of us.

The features of this latest addition to The Plans I Have for You collection include:

• Introduction from author Amy Parker
• 50 God’s Big Plans pages tell how God had big plans for individuals in the Bible and his people as a whole, for example, Moses, Noah, Jonah, Esther, and YOU!
• 25 Promise Prayers pages focus on children asking God to help them fulfill his plans for them.
• 100 highlighted verses, including God’s promises as well as hopeful and uplifting verses
• Presentation Page
• Index to features
• Index of highlighted verses
• Lively two-color art from Vanessa Brantley Newton, illustrator of The Plans I Have for You picture book

My thoughts: First, the disclaimer. "I was provided a free copy of this book. All opinions are my own." That done, the NIV THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU HOLY BIBLE is a colorful hard cover Bible (also available in eBook) for children The design is sure to appeal to either boys or girls. 

My daughter didn't like that it didn't have a ribbon (or two) to mark her place, no concordance, and no maps (things she deems important). She also complained about the tiny print which she found hard to read. She did like the highlighted verses listings, the prayers to promises sections, and some of the mini devotionals.  

If you are looking for a new Bible for your favorite tween, then the NIV THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU HOLY BIBLE is one to consider.  

and another one to consider is:

NIV Investigator's Holy Bible, Hardcover: Uncover the Truth of the Bible 

Hardcover 

February 7, 2017

• Age Range: 6 - 10 years
• Grade Level: 1 - 5
• Hardcover: 1792 pages
• Publisher: Zonderkidz 
• ISBN-13: 978-0310758761

Have you ever used a magnifying glass? It makes everything bigger and easier to see, right? Detectives and scientists magnify things to understand them better. Well that’s just what this Bible does—it’s a magnifying glass to help children understand the Word of God better.

The Bible is a gift from God, but many of the things written in the Bible are hard for kids to understand. In fact, sometimes they’re downright mysterious to kids. Using kid-friendly language and a detective theme, the two color NIV Investigator’s Holy Bible explains the Bible text for kids ages 6–10. Two central mystery-solving characters invite children to investigate the Bible using the following features:

• Evidence—Bible book introductions answer what kind of book it is, who wrote it, what happens, and the “best part”
• Breakthrough—answers questions kids might ask, such as “Who were the Philistines?” and “What is The Spirit of God?”
• Scene—includes descriptions highlighting geographical information pertinent to a verse
• Witness—explains the meaning and history behind Biblical names
• Detective—quizzes students on what they have learned
• Case Closed—explores how the events of a particular book of the Bible relate to children as individuals

My thoughts: First, the disclaimer. "I was provided a free copy of this book. All opinions are my own." That done,  The NIV THE INVESTIGATOR'S HOLY BIBLE is a colorful hard cover Bible (this one is not currently available in eBook) for children. The design is sure to appeal to either boys or girls. 

My daughter didn't like that it didn't have a ribbon (or two) to mark her place and no maps (things she deems important). She liked that it had a concordance, and the larger print . She did like the breakthrough sections featuring highlighted verses to memorize, answers to questions, and other trivia information, the scene sections, the witness sections, and detective sections. She liked it better than the one above but like the other cover better. 

If you are looking for a new Bible for your favorite tween, then the NIV THE INVESTIGATOR'S HOLY BIBLE is one to consider.