I can't say enough good things about this excellent family bible. Each page is a self-contained story (long accounts like the Exodus are told in several successive stories), in language that is clear to children, yet true to the original. Each story is accompanied by an illustration, and most compelling, a sidebar of historical information. That historical information, the maps which are included, and the clear format, make it an excellent teaching tool, and a great way to interest children in the bible (for example, the page on Moses' discovery among the reeds points out that crocodiles were common in the Nile, and that leaving a baby there was a very risky thing to do.) A great, and informative, volume. (Melissa Trafton)