Heroes and Villians of the Bible

When I saw this book I immediatly thought of my 12 year old brother. He has a Bible comic book and after seeing this I knew he would enjoy "Heroes and Villians of the Bible" as well. With a young boy dressed as a vicking and comic style writing on the cover what young boy wouldn't at least be tempted to pick it up?  I enjoyed the fact that this book helps children decide how to either be a "Hero" or "Villian" based off the choices they make. Children learn that real heroes choose God.

At the end of each story there is a summary of important things to learn and questions to consider. We use the questions as starting point to further discussion. The illustrations in this book are well done and help children to visualize the characters in the Bible. I really like that this book helps children define what are godly character traits since so many times we are told that we should behave "Christian" or "godly" but don't exactly know what that means or should look like. With this book those types are questions are being answered in a manner children can easily understand and into practice.

The Book of Man

As a response to the lack of leadership and true manhood in today's society William Bennett as compiled a collection of stories The Book of Man is broken down into 6 sections...

Including:

Man in War
Man at Work
Man in Play, Competition, and Leisure
Man in the Polis
Man wth Woman and Children
Man in Prayer and Reflection
The Book of Man upholds a traditional, moral and religious view of man, even though many of the selections are from men who are not specifically Christian or even religious. I would recommend this book for people that work with men and boys such as counselors, teachers, etc. I would also recommend this book for men that want to take a look at what manhood looks like throughout history and today.