The Beginner's Bible Baby Moses and the Princess
By: Kelly Pulley & Mission City Press Inc.
Publication: August 30, 2009 by Zonderkidz
33 pages
Genre: Children's, Bible, My First Readers
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Goodreads description--Mom must give up Miriam’s baby brother, Moses. She puts him in a basket on the river. But Miriam is worried. Will anyone discover him? This My First I Can Read! book, with basic language, word repetition, and great illustrations, is perfect for shared reading with a child. It aligns with guided reading level E and will be of interest to children Pre-K to 2 nd grade.
Baby Moses and the Princess was pretty good. It's written in a way that young children should be able to understand the gist of the story. Of course, there are some pretty scary parts of the real Biblical story that were left out. Ex: Pharoh's command to kill all the Jewish baby boys is changed into "the mean king want's to take baby Moses away." Much of this is understandable. I do sometimes question why pieces are altered in the storytelling process that seem unnecessary. Like the Princess finding Moses in the basket before he cried. The truth can stand up for itself and doesn't need to be altered in this way. Not a huge deal, but unnecessary if you ask me.
I suppose since this is a "shared reader" level that means the parent is mostly reading to the child. I originally requested these books thinking that my son who is 6 and learning to read would be able to read this on his own. I didn't actually ask him to try, but there were words that I know he hasn't been exposed to either the phonics rules or the words themselves. That is no fault of the book. I just didn't pay close enough attention when I requested it. Overall, I give The Beginner's Bible Baby Moses and the Princess 4 Stars. Have you read this book? What did you think? Let me know!
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