The Things God Made: Explore God’s Creation through the Bible, Science, and Art
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- Create Date：2023-01-18 15:21:35
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Andy McGuire
- ISBN：0310771277
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Reviews
Amanda
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Three （of many） reasons this book was fantastic:1） The art is so detailed and presented with such skill， it invites the reader to spend time studying and enjoying each and every page。2） The text is approachable， fun， and factual-- the perfect trifecta for a read that's both educational and captivating。 3） The overarching spirit of this book is one that invites wonder。 Whether you （or your child） have read the creation account one times or one thousand， this unique presentation of it really invit Three （of many） reasons this book was fantastic:1） The art is so detailed and presented with such skill， it invites the reader to spend time studying and enjoying each and every page。2） The text is approachable， fun， and factual-- the perfect trifecta for a read that's both educational and captivating。 3） The overarching spirit of this book is one that invites wonder。 Whether you （or your child） have read the creation account one times or one thousand， this unique presentation of it really invites you to imagine what it was like， and to see the miracle in how the things set into motion so long ago are still at work today， making life possible， and making life beautiful。 I appreciated and enjoyed the author's notes at the end about each page， which detailed his thought process in choosing an approach， gave correlating scripture， acknowledged where there might be different interpretations， and expounded on what animals， plants， etc。 were depicted on each page。 These could be a wonderful springboard for further discussion， study， or engagement activities。 Simply put: It's a beautiful book， all around。 。。。more
Hayli Netterlund
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This book was beautifully done and had a lot of wonderful facts for children to connect creation to the world around them。 The illustrations are fantastic and realistic and brought the book to life。 I will note， for readers， if you follow a strict 7 day creation story， this book may not be for you。 I can really appreciate that the author gives his reasons for why he wrote the book the way he did verse by verse at the end of the book。
Camille Dayton
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The illustrations: Beautiful。 The description of animals: plant life， and land: Informative and easy to understand。 The Creation Story: It was okay。 This book emphasizes that God created the earth， which I really appreciated。 However， the way it is written makes it seem like God haphazardly made decisions about how to create the world。 I wish it could have shown how methodical God was about his creation。 Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy of the book。 A review was not required。
Anastasia
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This book was fantastic。 It not only tells the story of Creation but adds science with it。 Why plants are green or what is light。 My kids love science and this was just a great addition to our reading listen。 Not to mention the art work is fantastic。
Katie
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What a beautiful book！ The illustrations are lovely！ I’ve never come across a book that blends the Bible with science and art so beautifully。 I didn’t agree with every interpretation， but I’m still giving it 4 stars because I like the concept in general so much and appreciate the opportunity to use the interpretations as points of discussion with curious children。 The author’s notes are great for opening up some of these discussions。Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance e-copy。
Andréa
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Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。
Malissa
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What a stunningly beautiful book！ Full page spreads with colourful illustrations in what looks like colour pencil。 Nicely written information in a couple of paragraphs per page。 This book has the science and creation （Christian Faith version）， right on point。 Simple enough for children， to understand， but not too simple， to make it boring。 The illustrations are really beautiful and the content is a lot better than I expected！ Fantastic。
Flora
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What a beautiful， beautiful book！ Full page spreads with colorful illustrations in what looks like color pencil。 Nicely written information in a couple of paragraphs per page about creation and nature with some references to science。I was somewhat disappointed that more detailed drawings were not present， though there are a few pages of that。 You know， those pages that are so filled with detailed drawings that you could look at them for ages。This book still gets a 5 stars from me though。 Great b What a beautiful， beautiful book！ Full page spreads with colorful illustrations in what looks like color pencil。 Nicely written information in a couple of paragraphs per page about creation and nature with some references to science。I was somewhat disappointed that more detailed drawings were not present， though there are a few pages of that。 You know， those pages that are so filled with detailed drawings that you could look at them for ages。This book still gets a 5 stars from me though。 Great book to buy as a gift for a young one and for any library。 。。。more
Emilee （emileereadsbooks）
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