RealLife Devotional Bible NIV Littleton HC DJ 2008 Tweens Christian Illus

Condition: Very good | Dust jacket has light surface rubbing and edge and corner wear, with small scuffs at the spine ends. Brown bookmark cord is knotted and frayed at the ends. Photographed pages are unmarked; binding is intact.

Notes by: Mark Littleton, Sandy Silverthorne and Marnie Wooding.

Title and format: RealLife Devotional Bible, an English-language illustrated hardcover with dust jacket, featuring the full New International Version text.

Publication details: Published by Zonderkidz in 2008 and printed in China. The copyright page states that it was previously published as The Edge Devotional Bible in 2003.

ISBN: 978-0-310-71684-6

Genre and topics: Children's religious and spiritual non-fiction covering the Bible, Christianity and devotions for tweens.

Contents and structure: The unabridged Bible includes the Old and New Testaments, with devotional material interspersed throughout the text. A contents page lists the books of the Bible and reference sections.

Daily devotions: 260 devotions by Mark Littleton and Marnie Wooding combine Scripture readings with stories, devotional thoughts and prayers.

Weekend devotions: 52 devotions by Sandy Silverthorne include prayers, activity suggestions and space to reflect on events involving family, friends and God.

Characters: Fictional characters Josh, Jenna, Miguel, Kaitlyn and Sam appear in stories connecting Scripture with everyday situations faced by children.

Power Thoughts: Highlighted passages explore important themes and help readers understand how the Bible fits together. A photographed spread from Ruth includes a Power Thought about traditions.

Introductions and reference material: The book includes 66 book introductions, a guide to using the Bible, an NIV preface, an index to 'All About', a dictionary of NIV terms and a section titled 'Here's What I Think'.

Illustrations: Line-art sketches give the pages a comic-strip appeal. The jacket also describes 22 full-colour tip-in pages with special devotions, character information and other topics.

Photographed contents: Interior views show passages from Exodus, Ruth, Esther and Proverbs, a devotion titled Dazzle and a green Weekend devotion page.

Cover design: The blue, green and white jacket has geometric panels and line drawings, with NIV, KidzBibles and Zonderkidz branding. A brown bookmark cord is included.

Intended audience: Children aged 9–12, families and readers interested in Christian devotions and Bible study.

Identifiers: Narrative type non-fiction; publisher Zonderkidz; language English; format hardcover with dust jacket; New International Version; illustrated; publication year 2008.

Keywords: RealLife Devotional Bible NIV Zonderkidz Littleton Silverthorne Wooding tweens Christian devotions illustrated hardcover.