Reviews for The creation

The average rating for The creation based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-06-14 00:00:00 James F. Youngkin Ii This book used a lot of flowery language and had beautiful illustrations. Those two elements alone kept me very engaged in the story. When I picked up this book, I assumed it would be telling the story of how God created the world. I was right. However, as I read along, I realized this story to be very embellished compared to the story in Genesis. I think it's beautifully written but probably something I wouldn't read to my future children or a classroom of children. Mostly because this book is so different from the story found in the Bible. I think this story can easily paint God differently than who He reveals Himself to be in Scripture. I can't see myself ever reading this to any of my future students, even at a private school. However, one thing that I did love about it was how the characters in the illustrations were African American. I think it is very important for children of all races to see themselves in the books educators choose to read to them. I will most definitely be very conscious of this as I choose books to read to my students!

Review # 2 was written on 2018-01-24 00:00:00 Daniel Pariseau This free verse poetry book is one that captures the reader's attention in the aspect of telling God's story of his creations. The way James Weldon Johnson sets the setting consists of a man sitting down by a shade tree, with children gathered around to learn a valuable lesson about the creation of the Earth. His way of intriguing the children/reader is by writing the story in a fascinating form if God making the Earth a place of "light" or "hope". One part of the book that exemplifies this tone was when Johnson described God creating the living creatures of the word: "And quicker than God could Drop His hand, Fishes and fowls and beasts and birds Swam the rivers and the seas, Roamed the forests and the woods, And split the air with their wings, and God said, 'That's Good!'". The illustrations of the book also creates a wonderful image of the beauty of the Earth, obtained from the poetry of the book. Pictures of the mountains, grassy lands, creeks flowing, and many more depictions of "The Creation", all demonstrate the purity of the Earth. Recommended for children grades 3-5.