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    The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story

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    by Sergio Cariello (Illustrator), Doug Mauss (Editor)


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    • ISBN-13: 9780781444996
    • Publisher: David C Cook
    • Publication date: 09/01/2010
    • Series: Vivamos Con Proposito
    • Edition description: New
    • Pages: 752
    • Sales rank: 13,534
    • Product dimensions: 7.16(w) x 11.28(h) x 1.35(d)
    • Age Range: 9 - 11 Years

    Sergio Cariello was born in Brazil in 1964 and started drawing as soon as could hold a pencil.  At the age of five, he already knew that he wanted to be a cartoonist.  And so did everyone else--he drew on church bulletins, napkins, and every surface wtihin his reach.  He currently resides in Holiday, Florida.

    Sergio has worked for Marvel Comics and DC Comics.  He attended the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art as well as the Word of Life Bible Institute in upstate New York.

    In February, 2006, he was contacted by David C. Cook to gauge his interest in a new project; completely re-illustrating Cook's classic Picture Bible.  What David C. Cook couldn't know is that Sergio had grown up in Brazil with a Portuguese translation of that very same Picture Bible.  He was reading the Picture Bible before he learned to ride a bike! Even though he knew as a kid that he wanted to be a comic artist, he never would have dreamed that he would one day get to work on the Picture Bible itself!

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    THE ACTION BIBLE GOD'S REDEMPTIVE STORY


    By Doug Mauss, SERGIO CARIELLO

    David C. Cook

    Copyright © 2010 David C Cook
    All rights reserved.
    ISBN: 978-0-7814-4499-6



    CHAPTER 1

    In the Beginning


    THERE WAS NOTHING.

    EXCEPT GOD.


    Day 2

    THEN GOD SEPARATED THE WATERS OF THE NOTHINGNESS INTO THE MOISTURE AND CLOUDS OF THE SKY ABOVE, AND THE DROPS AND WAVES OF THE OCEAN BELOW. GOD NAMED THE SKY "HEAVENS."


    Day 3

    GOD NAMED THE LOWER WATERS THE "SEA." HE GATHERED TOGETHER THE WATERS OF THE SEA, EXPOSING DRY GROUND. HE NAMED THE DRY LAND "EARTH." ON THIS LAND, HE MADE GRASS AND FLOWERS AND TREES. HE MADE THEM WITH SEEDS SO THEY COULD GROW MORE GRASS AND FLOWERS AND TREES. THE FRUITFUL EARTH WAS A PLACE OF BEAUTY.

    AND GOD KNEW THAT IT WAS GOOD.


    Day 4

    THEN GOD FASHIONED THE SUN, THE MOON, AND THE STARS TO LIGHT THE EARTH. AND HE SET THEM IN THE HEAVENS TO MARK THE DAYS, SEASONS AND YEARS.


    Day 5

    GOD SAID, "LET THE WATER BE FILLED WITH LIVING CREATURES!" AND THE SEAS AND RIVERS SWARMED WITH WHALES AND FISH.

    GOD SAID, "LET BIRDS FLY THROUGH THE SKY." AND THE OPEN SKY ABOVE THE EARTH WAS FILLED WITH EVERY KIND OF FLYING BIRD.

    "BE FRUITFUL AND FILL THE EARTH," GOD SAID AS HE BLESSED THE LIVING CREATURES OF THE SEA AND SKY.

    AND GOD KNEW THAT IT WAS GOOD.


    (Continues...)

    Excerpted from THE ACTION BIBLE GOD'S REDEMPTIVE STORY by Doug Mauss, SERGIO CARIELLO. Copyright © 2010 David C Cook. Excerpted by permission of David C. Cook.
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    Table of Contents

    Contents

    OLD TESTAMENT,
    CREATION,
    FATHERS OF THE FAITH,
    THE LIFE OF JOSEPH,
    MOSES,
    JOSHUA,
    GOD'S JUDGES,
    THE KINGS,
    THE PROPHETS,
    THE EXILES,
    NEW TESTAMENT,
    JESUS' BIRTH AND MINISTRY,
    JESUS' FINAL DAYS,
    THE CHURCH IS BORN,
    WORDS TO THE CHURCH,

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    Here’s the most complete picture Bible ever! And it features a captivating, up-to-date artwork style—making it the perfect Bible for today’s visually focused culture.
     
    The Action Bible presents 215 fast-paced narratives in chronological order, making it easier to follow the Bible’s historical flow—and reinforcing the build-up to its thrilling climax.
     
    The stories in The Action Bible communicate clearly and forcefully to contemporary readers. This compelling blend of clear writing plus dramatic images offers an appeal that crosses all age boundaries.
     
    Brazilian artist Sergio Cariello has created attention-holding illustrations marked by rich coloring, dramatic shading and lighting, bold and energetic designs, and emotionally charged figures.
     
    Let this epic rendition draw you into all the excitement of the world’s most awesome story.

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    Publishers Weekly
    Graphic adaptations of the Judeo-Christian bible are a hot trend, from R. Crumb to Rob Liefeld. This treatment proclaims "God is the original action hero" and presents more than 200 Bible tales in comics form. An "action-movie" treatment of the Old and New Testament should have real potential, but it's not realized here. There are a few stunning moments, but they're more weirdness than spectacle: Adam lamenting that--after eating the forbidden fruit--he's not wise, just naked; Cain reflecting that he hates sheep. For the most part, artist Cariello has taken a Classics Illustrated approach, with just the highlights recounted in episodic form. A lack of emotion in the art is a particular weakness given the drama inherent in the source material.But the most disappointing aspect of both the art and the story is their lack of epic scope. However, the book does give the faithful a graphic interpretation of more obscure Bible tales. Ages 8–up. (Sept.)
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