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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 222.1109505 EAN: 9780310712879 ISBN: 0310712874 Label: Zondervan Manufacturer: Zondervan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: August 01, 2007 Publisher: Zondervan Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Studio: Zondervan Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The events of creation, the flood, and the Exodus all come alive for kids as book one of the Manga Bible presents the characters and stories of Genesis and Exodus in this series written by Young Shin Lee and illustrated by Jung Sun Hwang. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Funny take on an ancient classic!When I first saw one of these books in the bookstore, I shook my head in disbelief. Yet another attempt to make the bible hip for young people. My curiosity got the better of me and now I am hooked! Warning: if you don't have a sense of humor, put the book down now. If you are looking for a literal representation of events of the bible you will be tremendously disappointed. That is not the purpose of these books. Instead, if you are looking for something to give to the most cynical of your ... Read More Rating:  - HorribleFirst, lets clarify that this is not manga. At best, its manhwa, but really, I think calling that is an insult to manhwa. The "art" in this volume is absolutely, completely horrible. A 10 year old could do better than this. Although this is marketed for kids, I suspect most of them would also throw the book down in disgust. Kids aren't stupid and they recognize bad art work. The text itself is okay, though there is some inappropriate humor that conflicts with this being a presentation of the ... Read More Rating:  - Nice art... fun version of old testament for kids... light on teaching/ principlesFirst I should say that it would be worthwhile for parents to review the page inserts on the publisher's home site as some may find the style & humor used in this graphic novel irreverent since this is a retelling of the bible as a comic with the author's own style / humor in it. For instance for the fall of man, Adam sees Eve happily eating the fruit and has a shocked look on his face. Eve says, "Adam, this fruit is tasty. Why don't you try one?" "Eve, God told us not to eat from ... Read More Rating: - Creative new rendering of ScriptureObviously, this book is not a translation in the usual sense of the word. It is a translation, however, into a different visual realm. Manga is a Japanese art style used in comic books (the animated equivalent being "anime"). For those who want to introduce the Bible to kids 5-13, this would be a good way of doing it. The art is quality. I recommend it! 
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