The pictures in this book are very interesting and I felt like the information was very accurate. I appreciated the base level information and I felt like that was appropriate for the intended age group.

A beautifully illustrated book giving a brief overview of all the world's major religions. I was hoping for more details but it is a great book for anyone just beginning to be interested in studying religions

I've long thought of myself as a fan of facts that inspire interest in a subject, but I'm thinking that may apply more to hard science and history. When it comes to religion, I need more of an outline structure. You can't really understand a belief system based on a half dozen pages of trivia.

Informative read on the various religions broken down for kids to be able to understand and respect the various beliefs in the world.

It is difficult to find children's books that present religion through facts, and facts alone. This is exactly what Wills accomplished, and it was written and illustrated beautifully. Every person on this planet is trying to get through life, and some choose to be guided by religion. The overview of the religion itself, followed by small illustrations that covered key events, actions, beliefs, clothing, etc. brought different ways of life and belief into focus through a clear lens.

This would make a great reference book for any situation. Thank you NetGalley and Owlkids for the opportunity to read an advance reader copy.

I wish it had a little more, or maybe Anna will do a second one. Christianity has more to it, and there are more religions then the 5 that were touched on. This is written so that a middle school student could understand it.

This is a lovely book that helps inform young readers about 5 major religions around the world. The book does not go into depth about any of the religions, but gives a basic overview of belief and then has a page with facts scattered around it with images to draw the readers attention. A book that can be quickly browsed for a little information or read in its entirety for more.

Oh, how I love this book! It's gorgeously illustrated and the content on each of the major world religious traditions is excellently presented. This book is a MUST have for families of every kind in this religiously pluralistic age. Now more than ever we need books that fairly and factually present the basics of religious groups without bias or judgement. This may be my new baby shower gift. It's not a board book or a picture book, but it is without a doubt a book families will reach for again and again over the years to learn about their neighbors. Thank you for writing this Anna Wills!

Who Believes What? examines five of the six most practiced religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, leaving out Sikhism). As expected in a book aimed for children so young, may of the practices of each relation are very simplified and there's little talk about any subsets of any of the relations. However, the illustrations more than make up for any informational shortcomings. Large pages filled with carefully wrought details will provide even the youngest of readers plenty of time to pour over countless figures which illustrated the breadth and depth of each religion. Wills' respect for all five of the religions represented here is apparent. An excellent primer.

Who Believes What is a good introduction to major wold religions. This is for middle grades (upper elementary/middle school). The value here lies in the ability for students to compare and contrast each religion. The illustrations are a huge bonus to the work, and help tie things together nicely.

Colorful and creative way to teach kids about different religions. Good information and great illustrations. Fun book to read with kids. Would recommend this book.

This is an absolutely beautifully illustrated book. It provides wonderful information in a way even my 7-year-old understood. So why only 3 stars? As stated by other reviews, the section on Christianity was sorely lacking. It is a rich faith with so much beauty and so much more depth than this book offered. I really wanted to give this book 5-stars. I think it has awesome potential. Hopefully, a future edition will be released with some updates. We really loved the "Where's Waldo" type pages and matching them to what we were reading. I was appreciative to receive an ARC of this book to share my honest opinions with you.

A beautifully written and illustrated book about the major religions: Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam. An introduction explains what religion is and even explains that not everyone has a religion. Each religion's section includes a bright and colorful 2 page spread jam-packed with details that show how people practice that religion. The next pages pull out details about the history, festivals, places of worship, celebrations, religious leaders, and gods of that religion. This book is easy to understand, FILLED with information and set in a multicultural context. This is an excellent introduction to religions and world cultures in general, for a home or class library.

Thank you Netgalley and Owlkids Books for an advanced copy of this book.

Nice overview of the major religions- Christian, Hindu, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism. It also shares that not everyone belongs to these religions and that some people have none for different reasons. I think it's a good start for kids who are exploring their own beliefs, or who are interested in why other people believe what they believe, similarities and differences, to their own. The book is easy to read, but not dumbed down. 4th grade up will find the book of interest.

I find that hour enough people take time to really learn about different religions. I think if there was more opportunities to learn about different religions and cultural histories and be able to not judge someone solely based on their religion it would be a more peaceful place. I liked the illustrations and all the explanations about the different religions and why they believe what they do.

I had really hoped to add this book to our classroom non-fiction collection to help children understand what others believe and some of the why. As I began reading about Hinduism, Judaism and Buddhism I felt as though I was learning about the religions, celebrations and rituals. Then I got to Christianity and was sorely disappointed that it was presented simply as Catholicism. Christianity is much more and somewhat different than Catholicism. Based on that knowledge, I began to question how much of the other religions was actual fact and how the research was completed. I was disappointed in the book in general and would hope to see some sweeping improvements before publication.

While some of the formatting prevented me from following sentences and fully appreciating the illustrations, I found the text to be mostly fair and educational for children. There did seem to be a difference in the ways that Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism were covered as opposed to Christianity, with many cultural and political facets mentioned in the former (women can't do this or that in Islam, etc) but not the latter -- is this because it's expected that children will already be familiar with the social mores of Christianity? Regardless, I could see this title being useful for children starting their research into religion. I'd pair it with other titles to provide a fuller picture into these belief systems.

This is a colorful and charming overview of the five major religions in the world. Text contains general information on each of them as well as a look & find type section on "pieces" of the religion at hand.

Overall, it's lovely to look at, easy to re as d & understand, and might be a great catalyst for more in-depth reading & conversations.

Could this be a stand-alone book for educators, homeschool or otherwise? Probably not.

A nice addition to a religions or geography/culture bookshelf for children? Absolutely.

Worthy of borrowing from the local library? Of course! It is a sweet book afterall... just don't go thinking it will answer all the questions.

I wonder if this book is for middle graders? Because it is very easy to read. It just covers 5 major religions (Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam). After giving you a definition of, for example, Hinduism, the author gives you the definition for <i>grihastha, puja, ritushddhi</i>... and so on, without telling you where that is coming from.

For instnace, <i>Grihastha</i> is the second of four states of life; what are the other stages? What does this stage mean, how do you get there, etc.? Nothing, just a bunch of definitions out of the blue that I don't know why I should know.

This book is very short and lacking. That is why I think it is for middle grade.

This is basically a "Where's Waldo" or a Richard Scarry book, but instead of looking for waldo, or looking at al the things that the cats, dogs, and squirrels are doing in a Scarry book, you are looking at all the things that Buddists, Christians, Muslims, Jews, and Hindus are doing.

Each religion, has a few pages explaining the basic principles of the reglion, then a two page spread of all sorts of things going on, that are explained in the following two pages. Here are some of the pages that show all the activity in the busy town.

This one is for Hindus<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-638" src="http://www.reyes-sinclair.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-18-at-4.00.31-PM.png" alt="hindu" />

This one is Christains<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-637" src="http://www.reyes-sinclair.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-18-at-4.04.53-PM.png" alt="Christianity" />


And this one is Buddists<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-635" src="http://www.reyes-sinclair.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-18-at-4.03.44-PM.png" alt="Biddism-Who believes what" />

And this is an example of the illustrations explained.
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-640" src="http://www.reyes-sinclair.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-18-at-4.02.21-PM-1.png" alt="Judaism" />

This does not give all the information needed, but is a good introduction to learn about a religion that is other than the one you belong to.

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