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Title: The Very First Easter by Paul L. Maier, Frank Ordaz, Francisco Ordaz ISBN: 0-570-07053-8 Publisher: Concordia Publishing House Pub. Date: February, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Our family loves this book!
Comment: I was looking for a "real" Easter book for the kids. Found The Very First Easter by Paul L. Maier. I can't tell you how much my girls LOVE this book. The format is a Mom and Dad telling their son about Easter based on scripture. Both the writing and the illustrations are just excellent!!!
Rating: 4
Summary: THE VERY FIRST EASTER
Comment: I believe that this is a good book to introduce children to the Christian faith. It is definately not a fiction. It lets us know and apreciate the passion, the sacrifice and love that our dear Lord suffered for salvation of the world. We celebrate Good Friday because on that Holy day, the Lord opened the gates of Heaven to all His people and reminds us how a wonderful God humbled Himself on the cross for the love of us to save us from eternal damnation. Any person who claims to read and know the Bible should agree with simple truths like this one. By the way If any Christian believes that the Bible is the inspired word of God, It was the Catholic Church aproximately in the year 400 A.D who came with the decision that the gospels we read today are worthy for the faithful to believe. The Catholic Church never deceived any one when it comes to faith and morals, but rather lead them to holyness and sanctity and prepare the faithful to eternity which all of us Christians know is the destiny of mankind.
Rating: 5
Summary: VERY VERY GOOD
Comment: This book follows the same format as Paul Maier's companion book, The Very First Christmas. Maier embeds the story of the first Easter inside the story of a 10-year-old boy named Christopher, who lives with his mother and father, a forest ranger, in a remote area of America's western mountains. As Christopher and his parents are sitting around the table dying Easter eggs, Christopher wonders aloud what the true story of Easter is. His Dad picks up the Bible and the two of them begin to read aloud from the book of Luke.
The narrative follows their discussion as they read, with Christopher asking questions that any child might typically ask -- "How do we know Jesus was really God?" "Why did they hang people on crosses, Dad?" "But if Jesus had a solid body and wasn't a ghost, how did he get through the walls?" Maier's format works well in this setting. Quotations from Luke tell the story, but the discussion between Christopher and his Dad explain the Easter story in a way that seems natural and easy to understand.
While the text of this book is quite good, what makes this book a excellent addition to the Easter collection is the outstanding artwork of Francisco Ordaz. Beautiful, full page pictures take up the right hand side of each spread. These realistic and detailed illustrations do a superb job of furthering the viewer's understanding of the Easter story. Especially well done is a portrayal of Jesus praying in the garden of Gethsemane and an illustration showing the women standing in amazement before the empty tomb. The Very First Easter is an wonderful book to share with a child, or anyone, who wonders what more there is to Easter than bunnies and painted eggs.
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Title: The Very First Christmas by Paul L. Maier, Frank Ordaz, Francisco Ordaz ISBN: 0570050642 Publisher: Concordia Publishing House Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Benjamin's Box by Melody Carlson, Jack Stockman ISBN: 0310700442 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 19 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: The Easter Story by Brian Wildsmith ISBN: 0802851894 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Legend of the Easter Egg, The by Lori Walburg, James Bernardin ISBN: 0310224470 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: The Very First Christians by Paul L. Maier, Francisco Ordaz, Frank Ordaz ISBN: 0570071755 Publisher: Concordia Publishing House Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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