Leona's Reviews: Book Review of Get to Know King David By Nancy I. Sanders

Friday, August 22, 2014

Book Review of Get to Know King David By Nancy I. Sanders

Book Review of Get to Know King David
By Nancy I. Sanders

Book Description from booklookbloggers.com

A shepherd and a king, David lived an adventurous life. He protected his family’s sheep from lions and bears. He fought a giant with just a sling and stone. He even spent years hiding from men who were trying to kill him. And eventually, David became a great king. But David was also a man of God. Learn more about this hero from the Bible and his exciting place in history. Discover what it was like to grow up in ancient Israel and then be a king of God’s people. King David - part of the Get to Know series - will teach you everything you need to know about an imperfect young man whom God used to do great things!

This is a Zondervan book. www.zonderkidz.com

Leona's Review:

Get to Know King David is part of a series of Get to Know books that are about Biblical people. The books are for grade school age children but I think a wonderful family project for the child (children) parents (or grandparents) to study the Bible together and learn.

Get to Know Jesus, Get to Know Mary, Get to Know King David, and Get to Know Apostle Paul.

The book begins with David as a shepherd boy and continues when he is King David.

David played a harp and wrote songs as he tended the sheep. Psalm 23 was written by David: "The Lord is my shepherd. He gives me everything I need'. (page 17)

There is a lot of history and facts about David and other people from the Bible. It is a short book and can be read by chapters instead of reading the complete book at one time. I suggest the adult read it first so they can be prepared for questions from the child.

There are pictures, maps, and drawings to be used as a learning tool.

Throughout the book are symbols that have information about the book.

Bible Hero- Look for a sandal about information about a Bible hero.

Eyewitness Account- Look for a picture of an eye each time someone who saw what happened tells about it.

Did You Know?- Look for a clay jar to learn fun facts.

Word Bank- Look for a scroll to learn the meanings of new words. The words are also in bold on the page.

A Bible Hero is Samuel: "Samuel was a type of ruler in Israel. He ruled as the judge. He was also a prophet and told God's words to the people. Samuel anointed both Saul and then David as kings of Israel. The books of 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel in the Bible are about the life and times of Samuel" (page 17)

An Eyewitness Account found in Tel Dan tells about a battle. It is written by a king who lived north of Israel. The writing on the stone says he killed a king "of the house of David" ". (page 17)

A Did You Know?: "The Bible has two sections- The Old Testament and the New Testament. These are also known as the Scriptures. The Old Testament tells the history and beliefs of the Jews. The New Testament tells the history and beliefs of Jesus and his followers. )The stories of David are in the Old Testament" (page 16) (Leona's note: Usually I see His with a capital but this was lower case so I left it that way).

A Word Bank- "Tabernacle: The holy place of worship for the Jews before the temple was built" (page 45)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1- A Shepherd Boy

Chapter 2- A Servant on the King's Court

Chapter 3- The Giant Killer

Chapter 4- King Saul's Anger

Chapter 5- In Hiding

Chapter 6- Waiting for God's Plan

Chapter 7- Crowned as King

Chapter 8- The Second King of Israel

Chapter 9- The Turning Point

Chapter 10- Sad Times