Acts

by The Navigators (Produced by), Navigators

Overview

From Jerusalem to Rome
From tiny beginnings among Jesus’ disciples, the church exploded into a worldwide force in just a few years. How? Jesus left His followers with a mission, and the Spirit of God moved mightily through them to fulfill it. Luke’s account of how the gospel was carried from Jerusalem to Rome—despite every conceivable obstacle—assures us that God will also help us discover and live out our mission in the world.

LifeChange
LifeChange Bible studies will help you grow in Christlikeness through a life-changing encounter with God’s Word. Filled with a wealth of ideas for going deeper so you can return to this study again and again.

Features

• Cover the entire book of Acts in 20 lessons
• Equip yourself to lead a Bible study
• Imagine the Bible’s historical world
• Study word origins and definitions
• Explore thoughtful questions on key themes
• Go deeper with optional projects
• Add your notes with extra space and wide margins
• Find the flexibility to fit the time you have

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780891091127
Publisher:	NavPress Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/01/1987
Series:	LifeChange
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

The Navigators is an interdenominational, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people "know Christ and make Him known” as they look to Him and His Word to chart their lives.

Navigators have invested their lives in people for more than seventy-five years, coming alongside them life on life to study the Bible, develop a deepening prayer life, and memorize and apply Scripture, The ultimate goal is to equip Christ followers to fulfill 2 Timothy 2:2—to teach what they have learned to others.

Today, tens of thousands of people worldwide are coming to know and grow in Jesus Christ through the various ministries of The Navigators. Internationally, more than 4,600 Navigator staff of 70 nationalities serve in more than 100 countries.

Editorial Reviews

A geometric kaleidoscope of digital images and collage forms the bones of this winsome tale.
—Kirkus Reviews

Miura’s digital collages feature improbably harmonizing elements ... brightly colored, blocky geometric shapes coexist with realistic imagery.
—The Horn Book

The unique digital collage artwork will inspire a host of related art activities. The Big Princess is bound to be a big hit.
—School Library Journal

This is an intriguing original fairy tale, and the language effectively utilizes the mild formality of a classic tale.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

From the Publisher

A rapidly enlarging princess nearly outgrows her home kingdom in this picture book by the author of The Tiny King. With its geometric collage-style art, the author’s graphic design background really shines in this tale. The story begins when a king has a dream that he will discover a child; but he soon learns that there’s one drawback: the child is under the influence of a spell that might destroy the kingdom. The next day, the king and queen find the tiny princess, who is small enough that she uses a feather for a bed. Soon enough, the prophetic dream’s warning becomes apparent as the princess begins growing, moving up through various objects until she can sleep on a regular bed. That does not hold her for long, as she eventually grows large enough to take up an entire tower. A page with a lift-up flap emphasizes the extent to which the princess has grown. As the princess begins to outgrow the tower, the king discovers the object responsible for the spell and removes it, restoring the princess to a normal size. The atmosphere of a fairy tale carries throughout this picture book, with magical and fantastic elements combining for a very enjoyable read. Reviewer: Lisa Czirr; Ages 2 to 5.

Children's Literature - Lisa Czirr

05/01/2015
PreS-Gr 2—A stunning follow-up to the The Tiny King (Candlewick, 2013), this Japanese fairy tale presents the story of a lovely little princess found in the garden. The king and queen give her all of the same comforts that they would a daughter. To the royal family's surprise, the tiny princess grows leaps and bounds each day until her head grows right through the tallest tower. Illustrated with colorful cutouts, this book is a visual delight. The unique digital collage artwork will inspire a host of related art activities. VERDICT The Big Princess is bound to be a big hit.—Betsy Davison, Cortland Free Library, NY

School Library Journal

2015-02-23
A geometric kaleidoscope of digital images and collage forms the bones of this winsome tale. The king and queen have no children, but they love and care for the flowers in their garden. One night, the king dreams of a white bird, who tells him he will find a princess in his garden but that she is under a wicked spell. The next day, the king finds a tiny, fully formed girl child, small enough to sleep on a feather. But the next day, she needs a ring box and the day after that, a teacup. She keeps growing and growing until she is too big for the castle! In the highest, biggest tower (it's a foldout), she keeps growing until the tower itself begins to break apart. But the king sees a seed in her belly button through a (miraculously well-placed) tower window. He climbs the crumbling tower and pops the seed out, and his daughter is restored! (She is still quite tall indeed; her parents come only to her waist.) The figures are made of circles, triangles, and half moons; the princess is blonde, while her parents have black hair, and the many flowers are rendered in splashy patterns. And the seed? The king and queen plant it, and it becomes a field of sunflowers, which adorn the final page and the endpapers. Originally published in Japan, the story has an offbeat sensibility that may particularly appeal to lovers of anime, emoji, and that Japanese fondness for cuteness, kawaii. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews