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The Wonder of Creation

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My 9yo loves the first two of these books. This one was not as theologically strong. It felt very “squishy.” After seeing that I had read news of the author and I wasn’t surprised to see how his theology is trending these days I am not surprised this volume was more weak sauce. There were a lot of opportunities that could have been used better.

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The Wonder of Creation is a children’s devotional written by Louie Giglio. It is the third in a series of devotionals designed to teach children more about God, and more about His amazing creations.

There are 100 devotions covering animals, space, the earth, and more with a strong focus on developing a deeper relationship with God and with others.

Each day there is a two-page spread that includes a scripture verse, a section covering a scientific fact that is then tied into a lesson about God, an “Explore the Wonder” section with another interesting scientific fact, as well as a prayer.

My Thoughts: Our family owns all three of these devotionals, and they are all very good.

We use them as our family devotional during homeschool, and we love the beautiful color photos, the interesting facts, and I especially like how everything ties back to God.

While the first book in the series is still our favorite (we’ve read it twice), this book is a close second.

I highly recommend this book and the series as a whole-they are great devotionals, and I am so glad we now have another to add to our collection!

I would like to thank Thomas Nelson for providing me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my review. Thank you!

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I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

The Wonder of Creation is a lovely book of 100 devotions about go and science for children and families to share together. Each day in the book starts off with not only a scripture but also facts about creation of the world around us. Each fact and scriptures aim is to teach about God and encourages the child and family to recognise and appreciate all the gifts around us and be thankful for what we have. This is a lovely book which would make a lovely gift for any child who wants to learn more on this subject.

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Love this whole series of books!

They are awesome for allowing kids to see God in nature and science, in a way the world would often like to ignore.

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In The Wonder of Creation, children will find new delight in God's creativity with 100 devotions that explore animals, space, people, and Earth. With engaging illustrations and striking photography, each devotion features a scientific fact or an easy activity for exploring faith, a short Bible verse, and a closing prayer. The Wonder of Creation is ideal for science-loving kids, Bible-loving kids, and any child ready to go deeper in faith. As kids explore this awe-inspiring devotional, they’ll be amazed at the many wonders God has made.

I highly recommend this book for families to use as a devotional at the start of the day, or as a powerful wrap up the day before little ones drift off to sleep. Just imagine what they will dream about. It’s attention-grabbing, entertaining, colorful, fascinating, and worshipful as each short devotional points clearly back to our creative God. He didn’t have to make our world so cool, but He sure did! I enjoyed it so much, I bought a copy for my seven-year-old granddaughter. Shoot, this book isn’t just for kids, it is for all of us! 5 stars.

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Fantastic! We have read all 3 of these devotionals as a a family. We love the science aspect and the way he relates it back to the Bible & God. It keeps my kids attention and they catch the meaning. We recommend these to all our friends! It's great way for us to start our morning together - seeing how great our God is and how he has create every detail, big and small!

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Another solid book by Louis Giglio! The illustrations were amazing as always, and the subject material was superb!
Highly recommend this book for children!

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The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotions About God and Science is not the first book I have read by Louie Giglio, but it is the first Children’s Devotional I have read from Mr. Giglio. The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotions About God and Science is geared toward 6-10 year-olds. The Wonder of Creation has 100 devotional entries that look at parts of Creation and science through a Biblical lens. Each devotion takes an illustration from creation and science and brings it back to Jesus and His Word. Each devotion entry includes a Bible verse, a prayer, and a neat scientific fact that corresponds with the devotional. A devotional entry may cover information about animals, how our bodies work, space, taking care of the planet, amongst other topics.

Science is not really my forte (usually because I have a hard time understanding it), but I really enjoyed the devotions in The Wonder of Creation because the science in the devotions were written in a way that I could understand it–especially how seamlessly it was tied back to Jesus. In other words, if I can understand it, it’s highly probable that a 6-10 year-old will understand it and enjoy it as well. I like how short, impactful, and easy to understand each devotion entry is and how the author always found a way to point what he was talking about to the Word of God. The illustrations are awesome too. I think this book would be perfect to utilize in a Christian Education setting or to incorporate in homeschool lessons as well as personal devotional time. I highly recommend The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotions About God and Science and believe kids will enjoy it! I am looking forward to reading the other children’s devotionals that Louie Giglio has written too!

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read this book. (My review is also on Goodreads and my blog, Leslie's Library Escape.)

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In a world where STEM is becoming more of a recognized part of the curriculum, we are increasing our children's knowledge of the world of science. In the religious sector, normally science was frowned upon as the thoughts of science go against God's creation and the world according to the bible. What though if you could combine Science and Religion and make it an easy to understand and fun read for Children? Therefore, you are still acknowledging the world of science and everything that comes with it but you are still instilling the knowledge of God's creation and the wonders of him into your children. Christian author Louie Giglio has put those two aspects together to create The Wonders of Creation, which is a 100-day devotional which each is a page long and can be done in the morning when you wake up as a family discussion before school or at night before they go to bed. Growing up in a Christian household, we had a family bible and, in the mornings,/nights - my siblings and I would sit on Mum and Dad's bed and they would read one of the stories and then we would have a family discussion about the story - a family devotional time and as I am older now - this always remains as one of my cherished memories and now with The Wonders of Creation by Louie Giglio, you can do this with your child. Each devotional is a page long and contains a bible verse, a story relating to the particular bible verse, discussion questions, and then as I said above this book has a science aspect to it - each devotional also has a related explore area to facts about animals, monuments, space, etc. This devotional is more aimed for boys as they tend to have a more logical mind and are perfect for ages 8-12 years old and if you are still stuck for a new devotional to start 2022 with, then this could be the one you are looking for.

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This is one of the best devotionals I have ever read with my boys! It's packed with 100 short devotional readings, weaving science and the marvels of creation into Biblical applications beautifully. It`s filled with colorful pictures, both cartoon and actual pictures and it is a very visually appealing book. My 5 and 7 year old were always engaged and often begged me to read "just one more"! We learned so many interesting facts about animals, space, geography and more and often found ourselves doing a little research afterwards to find out more! I highly recommend this book to any science lovers or young readers who want to grow in awe of their Creator. This would also be a great homeschool resource.

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The third in a series of best selling kids' devotionals, The Wonder of Creation picks up the theme of tying God into scientific concepts. Categorized by earth, space, animals, and more, this title shares even further about how uniquely and wonderfully made our world is. Each devotion contains an Old or New Testament scripture, a brief description of the scientific principle, what this shows us about God and ourselves, a short prayer, and an additional scientific insert entitled "Explore the Wonder." The illustrations are fun and engaging, and the information is just enough to encourage further investigation without being overwhelming. The Wonder of Creation has been a beautiful addition to our homeschool routine and we're really enjoying this one. Great for elementary age learners.

*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

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There are no If's in the gospel just promises.

A family devotion that will bring families to discover God's promises. It is also a book on worship. Each day starts with scripture and a facts about creation that are fascinating especially to young children. It brings an awe to the creator and a realization of the gifts we have. Each new fact brings you to the knowledge of God. It ends with a simple prayer and "Explore the Wonder".

It seems to me that thankfulness and wonder are linked together and gives to true worship. Highly recommend.

A special thank you to Thomas Nelson and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review

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What a wonderful book!
Starting from a short verse (from different bible versions) the author goes through 4 parts of creation (space, earth, animals and people). The information is well adapted to a child’s level and enough to ignite his curiosity.
I loved the illustrations and can’t wait to get this book in my hands!

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What a great book!! Highly highly recommend. This works for both a read-aloud or for young readers. Each day's devotion is informative, encouraging, and highlights the wonder of creation.

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My 10-year-old STEM-loving kid adores this series! It's the perfect addition to our homeschool morning basket.

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The Wonder of Creation is a 100 day devotional, combining STEM related content and a simple lesson about faith, God and the Christian life for kids. Throughout the book there are charming illustrations sure to capture the attention of the reader. This devotional is in an easy to read and engaging format. Each day begins with a Scripture reference, followed by a science related story (in varying fields of interests from astronomy, the human body, oceanography, inventions and more!), a tie in to either a story from Scripture/ lesson about God's character/ instruction on how to live a a believer etc., and ending in a very simple prayer for the child to use.

I loved the layout and illustrations. I loved the diversity of the children included in the illustrations. I really enjoyed the scientific content. However, I disliked the fact that the Bible verses were taken from 8 different versions of the Bible. I wish the author would have chosen 1 translation (possibly 2) to work from, so that if the child or parent would like to go to that passage and read it, it would match up with what's in this devotional.

For the most part, I found the spiritual content appropriate for kids between the ages 8-12, although there were several that I didn't fully align with. Specifically, one referenced the "vibrations" you can speak out to the world (to be fair, I think it was being literal, because the lesson was on vocal chords - but it was still cringy, I don't think it's wise to mix terminology used in New Age or Eastern religions in Christian devotionals), several that seemed to equate stopping pollution with holiness, one that actually listed helping kids in foster care in the same category as helping animals...???, and one that said drawing a picture and using your imagination is an act of worship - without even mentioning God in the process. Simply drawing a picture, is not worship. It COULD be an act of worship, but more careful explanation is needed here, especially for kids.

So, overall, I think there's a lot of good in this book - but I advise parents to read through it ahead of time and to read it with your child to clarify any problematic content.

*I received a free early release e-copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley, in exchange for my honest and fair review*

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Christian, children, illustrated, photographs, devotions*****

I loved it and so will the grands! The format of the chapters which are loosely categorized into
space, earth, animals, people, in no particular order, followed by an index. The titled chapters begin with a Bible quotation from Old or New Testament from the International Children's Bible or the Easy to Read Version followed by the short article, illustrated examples of, then a brief prayer and another illustration of Explore The Wonder. Everything is simply but beautifully illustrated and with selected photos. It's also perfect for ESL!
I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from Thomas Nelson: CHILDREN'S, Thomas Nelson via NetGalley. Thank you!

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My family loved Indescribable, and this book is more of that goodness! Beautiful illustrations accompany easy to understand descriptions of different elements of creation (medicine, animals, biology, etc) and give a spiritual application. I love how this book uses real-life word pictures to teach kids about God. I think this really helps to bring the truths to life in their imaginations. Each devotion is short but impactful. Definitely recommend, especially for kids whose attention is hard to hold with traditional devotionals. Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson Kids for the complimentary eARC!

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What a wonderful idea to have a devotional about science, nature and God! The natural world around us points to the goodness and love of the Creator.

I am tempted to get this book for myself. Fascinating facts to read about everyday while getting to know God more!

This would make a great, great gift for a young one, especially those who love science.

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The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotions About God and Science by Louie Giglio is the perfect devotional for kids that love learning. Our family particularly loves this devotion because it starts with Biblical principles, taken from Scripture, and ties them in with fascinating finds about our world. So many interesting concepts in each devotion. Readers who love nature will adore this book. Perfect for elementary age children. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

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