The Wheat and the Tares

From SPARK

One-sentence summary

First of a Bible picture book series for children titled Zie Het Verhaal (See the Story).

Description

In this Dutch book and other titles of the series you will find mostly pictures. The Bible story is told by descriptive, large colored pictures, step by step. The pictures are very true to the nation and make the Bible story come alive. The adult tells the story in his own words while the children look at the pictures. To help the storyteller, each picture has small text his in daily language. The story as found in the Bible is included as one the first pages in the book. The words printed in red indicate the things that are shown in the pictures. On the last pages something is told about the landscape, the way of living, and the details on the pictures to give children a better understanding of the time and world in which these stories took place.

Titles in the series include the following:

• The Wheat and the Tares (De Gelijkenis van de Zaaier)
• The Crossing of the Red Sea (De Tocht Door de Rode Zee)
• The Good Samaritan (De Barmhartige Samaritaan)
• Noah's Ark (De Ark van Noach)
• The Prodigal Son (De Verloren Zoon)
• Elijah in the Wilderness (De Reis van Elia)
• The Feeding of the Multitude (May be wrong story) (Jesus Voedt de Menigte)

Considerations

• The pictures are large and very descriptive.
• The purpose of the book is to tell the story in a storytelling setting by using the pictures as illustrations. The Scripture texts only serve as a reference. The pictures could be used for any people group with the story told in the their language.
• The publishers state that “if the Dutch language is a problem, they have the capacity to translate the book/series into your language. When translated you can make changes where needed.”
• The book/series has been translated into English, German, and French.

Limitations

• Some of the pictures show just parts of people. If your audience is not picture literate, the pictures may need to be explained.

Guidelines for Use

• Use as a flipchart, tell the story or record the script on audio cassette or CD.
• Use with children and adults alike in schools, Christian schools, church, Sunday School, Bible clubs, Bible camps, etc.

Where to Obtain

Link to Producer or Source Organization

Erdee Media Group

Cost

Each book in the series costs 11.35 (Euros) as of July 2008.

Producer/Owners

Author/Artist/Producer

• Artist: Tekeningen Adri Burghout (I think)

Current copyright owner

Uitgeverij De Banier, Utrecht, 2000

Other Information

If you are interested in translating into a minority language these picture books and texts, you will need to contact Erdee Media Group. Together with them you will need to work out a Creative Commons License agreement.

Reviewed by

Vida, VMS, and Durk, VMS

Date

July 17, 2008, October 20, 2008