Fontaine (luvmarie83) reviewed Rhythm and Rhyme Bible Stories (Rhythm & Rhyme Book and CD Collections) on + 47 more book reviews
This Bible covers 9 Bible stories, including Creation, Noah, Moses, Daniel, Ester, Jonah, Jesus's Life, and 2 more I can't remember off the top of my head.
Each story is presented in a poem format, with 2 or 3 pages per story, accompanied by full page pictures.
The CD has 30 tracks, divided into sections. First, each Bible story is read aloud, and the children follow along in the book (although, there are no 'turn the page signals' as some other books have). Then, there are 9 tracks with a "question and answer game" about the stories you just heard. I wouldn't reccomend this book as a teaching Bible though, because the questions are very basic reading comprehension questions.
For example: The book says "Ester as a good and dutiful wife/to king Xerxes she devoted her life"
The question says "To whom did Ester devote her life?"
Following this "game" of Q&A, each Bible story is put to music, and sung by various singers. The words are the same as in the book. This might be helpful for those auditory learners to follow along with, instead of the 'reading' of the stories. The songs aren't going to win any music awards, but they aren't overly annoying, and I don't mind them rattling around in my head for a while afterwards.
Following this, there are several more songs, although not one for each story. These songs are action/dancing songs, that I believe children will enjoy.
Overall, the book is cute, and good for a first audio Bible. I usually skip the question/answer part for my son, and just listen to the stories and the songs. It did not take him long at all to memorize his favorite stories, and ask me to repeat them to him at bedtime (and of course, by then, they were stuck in my head too lol). There is lots of repitition in the book, which is helpful in that regards.
Each story is presented in a poem format, with 2 or 3 pages per story, accompanied by full page pictures.
The CD has 30 tracks, divided into sections. First, each Bible story is read aloud, and the children follow along in the book (although, there are no 'turn the page signals' as some other books have). Then, there are 9 tracks with a "question and answer game" about the stories you just heard. I wouldn't reccomend this book as a teaching Bible though, because the questions are very basic reading comprehension questions.
For example: The book says "Ester as a good and dutiful wife/to king Xerxes she devoted her life"
The question says "To whom did Ester devote her life?"
Following this "game" of Q&A, each Bible story is put to music, and sung by various singers. The words are the same as in the book. This might be helpful for those auditory learners to follow along with, instead of the 'reading' of the stories. The songs aren't going to win any music awards, but they aren't overly annoying, and I don't mind them rattling around in my head for a while afterwards.
Following this, there are several more songs, although not one for each story. These songs are action/dancing songs, that I believe children will enjoy.
Overall, the book is cute, and good for a first audio Bible. I usually skip the question/answer part for my son, and just listen to the stories and the songs. It did not take him long at all to memorize his favorite stories, and ask me to repeat them to him at bedtime (and of course, by then, they were stuck in my head too lol). There is lots of repitition in the book, which is helpful in that regards.
