NIV
Zondervan Publishing
Price: $24.99
Ages: About 7 and up
From the back of the Bible:
With detailed black and white illustrations of amazing animals, landscapes and other wonders of creation, this Bible features over 50 ready-to-color pages alongside the full text of the New International Version (NIV) translation
Features Include:
*Lay-flat binding made for the perfect coloring experience
*Over 50 pages of black and white illustrations ready to be colored
*Key verses called out of each coloring page
* Full text of the bestselling New International Version translation
*Presentation page for gift giving
* Ribbon marker
So, what I thought about the Wonders of Creation Bible
First, I am much happier that this is an NIV edition. I am not a fan of the NIrV translation...and while the NIV can be controversial, it is the translation that I have found the most helpful for my children's needs.
Then, the next thing I noticed was the colorful cover. This Bible grabs your attention with the cover.
There are a LOT of coloring pages in this Bible. They are sprinkled in sets of about 4 every so many pages throughout the text of the Bible. Each picture has a verse on it, but the verses do not line up with where the picture is in relation to the text. In one chunk, you might have one verse from Philippians and another from Genesis...and that set might be placed in 1 Samuel. The binding of the Bible does seem to lie flat, no matter where you are in the text. I really appreciate this feature, not just for coloring or writing in the Bible, but just in case you are juggling a Bible, sermon outline or Bible Study paper and don't have a table to lay it on. The coloring pages, on the other hand, might stick up at first and you may need to smooth them down a little by running your hand across the inside of the spine.
The coloring pages appear to be pretty intricate, so it is difficult to attach an age to this. I selected 7, because I think it would appeal to that age, but they might become frustrated with the detailing. I know that I am not able to color on pages like this for long periods of time myself, and find I need to come back to a page another time. I think that middle school students would enjoy the coloring, but might find it a little embarrassing to carry this Bible in a public setting if their friends give them grief about it...that should not be a marker for what we do, but I just thought I would mention it. Again, it was hard to put an age on this.
The text of the Bible is a good size for younger eyes...even my older eyes could read without much trouble. The margins are VERY NARROW though...so it does not appear there is much room to write in it. I am not sure how much those who would use this actually write in a Bible, so I don't think this is really much of a problem.
There is a table of weights and measures in the back, but NO CONCORDANCE or DICTIONARY. I think these features would greatly add to this Bible. I use the small concordance in the back of my Bible ALL THE TIME!
There is a presentation page: PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME SOMEWHERE IN YOUR BIBLE!!!
The text of the Bible has paper of the normal weight of regular Bible pages, the coloring pages are slightly thicker. This does cause you to turn to passages in chunks as the coloring pages are placed. The illustrations are on both sides of the paper, with the middle pages being a two page spread.
Overall, I think this would be a good Bible for a girl (because of the colors/design on the cover) who loves to color!
* I received this product in exchange for a frank and honest review. All opinions are my own. Your results and/or opinions may vary.
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