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A Day with Jesus: The Story of Zacchaeus is a book for beginning readers that uses patterned language to retell the historical story of Jesus and Zacchaeus. The inspiration for this book and other patterned books for young readers comes from Lee Jenkins' friendship and inpiration from Bill Martin Jr., author of Brown, Bear, Brown Bear and 300 other books for children. The book requires a child partnership with a parent, other adult or older child. The book is read out loud several times to the beginning reader and gradually this child reads the book back with the same speed, voice inflection and pauses as the adult. Further, because patterns cannot tell the whole story, the adult fills in details from the complete story in the Bible.

Inspired by Bill Martin Jr.'s friendship and writing, Lee Jenkins wrote the day by day account of Joshua and the historical battle of Jericho. Parents who have read Brown Bear, Brown Bear and Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom to their children will recognize the influence Bill Martin Jr. had on Lee Jenkins' writing. The aim of the Bible Patterns for Young Readers series is to make learning to read so joyful and painless that children forget how they learned to read, but the stories so powerful they are remembered for life. Through the reading of A Week with Joshua: The Battle of Jericho children learn the days of the week, laugh at the Jim Chansler 7 cartoon priests blowing their trumpets, search for the slight change made to Jericho each day, enjoy the around and around and around climaxed by the walls tumbling down, and begin to understand that God has surprising plans for all of us.

Inspired by Bill Martin Jr.'s friendship and writing, Lee Jenkins wrote the story of Daniel and the lions' den as a theatre production presented by children. Parents who have read Brown Bear, Brown Bear and Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom to their children will recognize the influence Bill Martin Jr. had on Lee Jenkins' writing. The aim of the Bible Patterns for Young Readers series is to make learning to read so joyful and painless that children forget how they learned to read, but the stories so powerful they are remembered for life.Through the reading of An Evening with Daniel: The Lions' Den Theatre children look for repeating words, such as trick, as they gradually learn to read the whole book. Many children will envision themselves in a play someday acting out one of the parts. As children read and hear more and more of the great stories in the Bible they realize that God seems to never answer prayer in the same way twice.

Inspired by Bill Martin Jr.'s friendship and writing, Lee Jenkins writes a moment by moment account of the historical contest between Elijah and the Baal prophets.The wonderful illustrations created by Jim Chansler greatly add to children's enjoyment of this story.The Bible Patterns for Young Readers series is unique among Bible stories for children because they are written for beginning readers, ages 4-7. After parents, other adults or older children read the books to young children, they will pick up the patterns and read the books themselves.

Inspired by Bill Martin Jr.'s friendship and writing, Lee Jenkins writes a day by day account of God's amazing miracle in the life of Jonah. It was such a powerful miracle that Jesus talked about it 700 years later. Jim Chansler certainly displays his humor and talent through these illustrations The Bible Patterns for Young Readers series is unique among Bible stories for children because they are written for beginning readers, ages 4-7. After parents, other adults or older children read the books to young children, they will pick up the patterns and read the books themselves. In a few years children will be ready to read the more complete Bible stories written for children ages 7-10.

Inspired by Bill Martin Jr.'s friendship and writing, Lee Jenkins shares Biblical stories using simple, vivid and fun words for young children and early readers. In Five Years Protecting Jesus: A Christmas Story, Dr. Jenkins retells the four dreams that angels delivered to Joseph for the protection of Jesus during his first five years. The detailed pencil illustrations created by Tom Wrightman bring vision to life, enhancing children's enjoyment and understanding of God's care for Jesus.

Inspired by Bill Martin Jr.'s friendship and writing, Lee Jenkins writes the story of Paul and his very dangerous trip from Crete to the Island of Malta. The watercolors by Todd Jenkins in Two Weeks with Paul: A Shipwreck capture the danger, tension and fear on board the ship. The happy ending on Malta is exciting for all. The Bible Patterns for Young Readers series is unique among Bible stories for children because they are written for beginning readers, ages 4-7. After parents, other adults or older children read the books to young children, they will pick up the patterns and read the book for themselves.

Inspired by Aesop's classic tales and by Bill Martin Jr.'s friendship and books, Lee Jenkins wrote Who's Afraid of a Lion? Aesop's Bully Fable. The amusing word patterns and swirling language that follow the gnat's path are both exemplars of Bill Martin Jr.'s writing. Jim Chansler's delightful illustrations greatly add to children's enjoyment of this story: somuch personality is displayed by the lion, gnat and spider.The Aesop Patterns for Young Readers series is unique among fables for children because they are specifically written for beginning readers, ages 4-7. After parents, other adults, or older children read these books to young children, they will pick up the patterns and learn to read the books themselves.

Lyle Lee Jenkins is the author of over 30 books ranging from school improvement, math education, and early reader books. A former school superintendent and educator, he is passionate about equipping educators and parents with practical tools that excite children about learning and reading. Lyle Lee lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and enjoys traveling, speaking as an educational consultant, and engaging in a vibrant church community. Jim Chansler is a retired public-school educator who lives in Yuba City, California. Jim taught art and music prior to retirement. He has illustrated many of the books in this series. Adrienne Gain is the editor for the Bible Patterns for Young Readers series. She specializes in early childhood development and lives in Arizona with her husband and two daughters.For more information or to contact Dr. Jenkins, visit www.LyleLeeJenkins.com.

Children are born with a natural love of learning - the roots for success. How to Create Math Experts with Base Ten Blocks is designed to assist adults as they simultaneously maintain children's natural love of learning and accelerate their knowledge. The desire for increased knowledge must never wither away When students have completed the thought-provoking assignments in the Math Expert series of books, they will have more knowledge of mathematics than the vast majority of elementary age students. In fact, they will have some knowledge that even mathematics teachers were not taught."Since they had no roots, they withered away." Matthew 13:6

Inspired by Aesop's classic fables and Bill Martin Jr's friendship and books, Lyle Lee Jenkins wrote Sour Grapes: Aesop's Fooling Yourself Fable. Kitty Love's adorable fox makes numerous attempts to snatch and eat the luscious grapes with no success. Who would have thought a simple fable could create so much fun with art and words? Together, the vivid language and exciting art create an enjoyable book for beginning readers. These fortunate children will never forget learning the history behind "sour grapes."The Aesop Patterns for Young Readers series is unique among fables for children because they are specifically written for beginning readers, ages 4-7. After hearing parents, other adults or older children read Sour Grapes a few times, children will quickly pick up the patterns and learn to read the book for themselves.

Eight Days with Thomas: An Easter Story follows the pattern of The House that Jack Built. The whole week after Easter, nine different people told Thomas they saw and talked with Jesus. Each day Thomas becomes more and more exasperated because he did not believe Jesus was alive. Eight days after the resurrection of Jesus, Thomas finally sees Jesus and believes. The watercolor illustrations by Todd Jenkins bring this powerful Bible story to life.The Bible Patterns for Young Readers series is unique among Bible stories for children because they are written for children as they begin to read. After parents, other adults or older children read the books to young children, they will pick up the patterns and read the books themselves.