A child would enjoy an On the Construction Site Picture Book because many children find construction machinery interesting. Some children have seen construction trucks and construction workers in person by merely passing by a construction site. An On The Construction Site Picture Book would allow a child to relate what they see in the photos with what they may have seen before or will see in the future. Learning information about the construction vehicles and workers will help them to understand what construction is and what results from construction. An On the Construction Site Picture Book will bring any child joy through learning.
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55 of 55 people found the following review helpful. It most certainly is complete!By HeatherHHThis book is a hefty volume at almost 700 pages; but; of course; it covers 600 hymns and praise songs. Each entry averages just over 1 page in length. All the old standards are covered; as well as many less commonly-known ones; including many that I do not know. By far; most of the entries are hymns. Off hand; Id probably say that around 90% or more of the songs referenced were written before 1950. This book is well-organized. The songs are organized by topic; and there are indexes by title; author; and theme.Here is a sample entry that I opened to randomly: I Need Thee Every Hour. We learn the hymn was written by a 37-year-old Brooklyn housewife while she was busy with her household chores. She could closely feel the nearness of God; and she sat by an open window and wrote out all the verses. When she gave them to her pastor; he wrote the chorus and the music. Evangelist Dwight L. Moody discovered the hymn and began using it in his meetings; which led to it becoming famous. After that background information; we are given several Bible verse references (not the text of the verses themselves) related to the hymns topic (Psalm 86:1-4; Psalm 109:22; Philippians 4:19); the themes of the hymn (prayer; meditation); and then the lyrics of the hymn.I have a few small gripes with the book. There are several newer praise songs that do not have lyrics included; presumably because they are under copyright and permission was not granted for their use. And; there are a few of these newer praise songs that are rather short that I would have left out; but thats a small gripe.Overall; this is a valuable resource for any Christian. This book is nice for looking up a particular hymn; but also for just browsing through. In that sense; it could be a good "coffee table book;" while also being of benefit in personal or family devotions; or church music ministry. It might also be a way to find some new hymns of value. You can always look up a hymn at CyberHymnal to hear the accompanying music! I highly recommend this book.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Works great as a devotional!By TR JohnsonI ended up using this book for family devotions as each hymn story has several Bible passages assigned to it--as every good hymn should draw from Scripture! Every evening at supper time; our family (including three girls ages 10; 8 and 6) take turns in reading Scripture; reading the story and then singing the hymn! The latter presumes the one knows the melody; which; sadly isnt always the case. I estimate that Im familiar with about two-thirds of the included hymns and Im in my mid-40s. In general; these are extremely sing-able hymns; so even the kids enjoy the melodies; irregardless of the hymns age (theyre also good vocabulary builders too as older English is often used).If you dont know a hymn melody; I suggest you go to [...] which has the .mp3 tunes available to download for over 4000 hymns! That would make it possible to sing almost every hymn listed in this book.Younger folks who grew up on contemporary music might not recognize many of the songs included in the stories; as theyre mostly older ones that are now in the public domain. The more recent songs (in the past 50 years) often ONLY contain the story behind the hymn or the author and dont include the lyrics because of copyright issues. That means you must search for the words elsewhere if you dont already have the song memorized--which is a bit annoying; but not impossible with the internet.My biggest complaint is that a great deal of the text refuses to scale up or down and seems to be a collection of images rather than normal text. That means some sections are tough to read--like the first paragraph in every song introduction.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Singing a Hymn is Great --- Reading the Hymns "Creation Story" makes Singing the Hymn even GreaterBy Bruce ThorsenExcellent Detailed Stories behind the writing of 600 (wow!!) hymns with lyrics of several verses. By not including the actual musical notes; one big book could be made for reference. Once a person has read The Hymn Story in Petersens book; then a person can go to a Church Hymnal and see the actual music. I purchased six copies to share with our Gospel Brass Band comprised of 2 Trumpets; Trombone; French Horn; Tuba and Percussion. Understanding the Hymn Stories makes playing the music much more meaningful for us; as well as for our audience. Now we can read the Hymn Story (from the Petersen Book) to our audience; and then play the music with the audience singing along. Both the brass band players and the audience (often at Senior Centers) are blessed. Praise the Lord.
