Jinny Johnson

One of my first dinosaur books that survived my childhood into adulthood. This book has served me well for 22 years. My copy is so well loved, some of the pages are falling out- but I can't bear to part with it, so it just stays in its comfy spot, tightly wedged between multiple other thick paleontology volumes, on my bookshelf. The illustrations are stunning and the informational text is bite-sized and easily absorbed. It easily grabs attention for all age ranges- younger audiences will be show more enthralled by the art and small passages of texts, and adults will find it charming and decent quick reference material. It has a wide range of species diversity too- so it isn't monotonous or generic. This is an excellent book for any kind of library. show less

Are you looking for an encyclopedia that you don’t have to deal with evolution theories? Then you have found it. The first page of this beautifully illustrated book starts out quoting the Bible in Genesis 1:1. Then you will find a section on the same page dealing with the flood during Noah’s time. You will learn a bit about the kingdoms, classification, grouping of all of God's amazing creatures.

The book is broke up in seven different section: Simple Animals, Worms, Snails & Starfish, show more Insects & Other Arthropods, Fish, Amphibians & Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals.
With 256 full-color pages, beautifully illustrated pictures filled with information for any research paper or just for fun. You can learn about the behavior and habitats of all types of animals. It includes information about the smallest microscopic creatures to the largest animal in God's amazing world.

This encyclopedia can hold its own weight when you compare it to other similar encyclopedia’s. I would highly recommend this encyclopedia for any Christian library. This is a Christian homeschool must have in my opinion.

My kids love the pictures just as much as I do. This could easily be a unit study by just starting on the first page to all 256 pages. Did you hear that, “You could use this book as a textbook, unit study and even as a general reference book.”
You might learn something new while browsing through the pages!

Disclaimer: I provided a copy of this book from New Leaf Publishing Group/Master Books for free in order to write this review. All thoughts and opinions are mine and were not subject to editing from the publisher. show less

We are crazy about anything science in our home. I was excited to get a chance to review this book. This encyclopedia is jammed packed with information for those curious minds. I love that this encyclopedia also begins with quoting God’s Word from Genesis 1:1.
The book is divided into seven different sections: Matter and Chemicals, Energy, Motion and Machines, Electricity and Magnetism, Light and Sound, Earth and Science, Space and Time, and even Science Experiments.

You can explore show more God’s creation from the furthest star in the universe to the smallest atom under our feet. There is over 800 illustrations and photographs. Over 60 different science experiments.

I am already thinking how to utilize this book into our homeschool. It is truly a wonderful source of information for Christian homeschool or for a Christian library. I could easily use the information and experiments for a science fair projects.
I am going to repeat a statement from my review from, The World of Animals. “This encyclopedia can hold its own weight when you compare it to other similar encyclopedia’s. I would highly recommend this encyclopedia for any Christian library. This is a Christian homeschool must have in my opinion.” You could use this book as a textbook, unit study and even as a general reference book.”

Disclaimer: I provided a copy of this book from New Leaf Publishing Group/Master Books for free in order to write this review. All thoughts and opinions are mine and were not subject to editing from the publisher. show less

Johnson's guide divides a diverse array of 'Sea Creatures' by habitat. This includes the Seashore (Sea Anemones), Open Ocean (Sharks, jellyfish, whales) , Polar seas (penguins, seals, walruses), Deep seas(Sperm whales and nautilus), Coral Reefs(clownfish), and Seabed creatures(Sting Rays and Sponges). It not only includes creatures that live in the sea, but also other animals that spend much of their time near the sea. The book seeks to share the diversity of sea life to young readers. The show more number of sea life mentioned is fairly large, even overwhelming. Regardless,children will find all the common sea life they expect:sharks, octopi, whales etc. A number of the creatures were new to me.

Each 'habitat' that is presented is allocated one focus section. one of the creatures in each particular habitat is covered in more detail. For example, Focus on Coastal Birds give a great deal information on Pelicans and Cormorants within the Seashore habitat.

As in the other Children's guides, minimal information is covered on most birds within the habitat section. It is limited to common name,binomial name, size, and a general regions of predominance. This is enough info to wet the appetite, kids can research further from there if interested. The glossary is small, but the terminology used in the text matches it.

The is one photograph in each habitat section which is crisp and clear, but the majority of the illustrations are hand drawn. For the books purpose I think this is fine. The children in this age group are simply introduced to the diversity of sea life both above and below the surface. I think that the book would be more valuable if it surveyed fewer animals in more detail. show less