There's something comforting about adding color to paper to make characters and a story come alive. Children have known this a long, long time. The combination wax-and-color sticks we call crayons first came into use in the seventeenth century. Coloring books are not so old, but 50 years is a good guess, and for at least 25 of those years children's specialists have been saying that coloring books stifle creativity. They or the adults nearby force children to make certain color choices and to "stay in the lines."Maybe that's not a bad thing -- staying in the lines. Kids can certainly display more initiative with a coloring book than they can watching TV program. And when there's a Bible story line carried throughout the pictures, children become involved with the sequence of biblical content as they add color to the pages.
A new series of four Bible Story Coloring Books works on this premise -- learning at the child's pace with the fun of adding color to the pictures. Each 72-page book contains three Old Testament stories of about 24 pages each. Noah, Moses, Joseph, Jonah, Elijah, Esther, David, Daniel, and a few more -- most of the great Old Testment stories are included.
Each page includes a scene from the story's development in sequential order and two lines of text written at about third-grade level. Different artists have drawn the pictures for each book, and there are some variations in style from book to book, but the style is consistent and age-appropriate.
Whether you want some additional activity material for young school-agers or you just want to turn off the TV and have something quiet for your own children to read and color, take a look at the Bible Story Coloring Books. All they need is a box of crayons.
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