Courage and Conviction: Chronicles of the Reformation Church (History Lives series) Paperback – September 20, 2009

This was so good! I recommend.

My 8 year old son and I read this series together and we both learned a lot.

I bought this to use in my Sunday school class. Well written, a good supplement to the curriculum and nice addition to my library.

Fantastic, thanks!!!

I was hesitant to buy this book because no one had reviewed it yet, and I find Amazon user reviews such helpful aggregated benchmarks of all the choices out there! ...That said, I bought this book anyway and hoped it wouldn't be a clunker. I've just finished reading it, and am so glad I did because this book is an excellent resource for teaching children about the Reformation. The chapter vignettes read like short plays about key figures of the Protestant Reformation. They immediately cut to the action and bring the characters to life with vivid dialogue and drama. The stories highlight key aspects of the subjects' contributions to the Reformation without sounding preachy or stilted. I bought this book to complement our Year 2 Unit 2 "Tapestry of Grace" curriculum. I teach a history co-op so I am always on the look-out for books that present history in a lively way. This book makes an excellent read-aloud for lower grammar level (with some vocabulary explanation and on-the-fly editing of the talk of beheadings and whatnot!), or an independent reader for upper grammar level and above.I look forward to reading the other volumes of this series myself, and know that my kids will equally enjoy and appreciate them. Books like this serve the invaluable role of making history interesting and accessible to children. Can I get an 'Amen!' for that?!