Title: Exploring Geology with Mr. Hibb: Discovering Evidence for Creation and the Biblical Flood
Author: Michael J. Oard, Tara Wolfe, and Chris Turbuck
Major Themes: Geology, Creation, Evolution, Science
Synopsis: Children love learning about geology while following a funny grasshopper through this book.
Most years, I choose a history textbook to work through with the children. This year, I decided not to, but rather use books that we had on hand that we never get around to reading through. In a way, I felt like we didn’t really do much science this year, but in another way, it was nice to have a bit of a break. The last book we used was Exploring Geology with Mr. Hibb. Mr. Hibb is a grasshopper, who, through the course of the book, learns about geology, and how it relates to Noah’s flood.
Publisher’s description:
Would you like your children to be introduced to the world of geology—from a Biblical perspective? This one-of-a-kind geology book is packed with evidence to help children learn about the earth beneath their feet. It lets them see how the rocks can be explained by the history of the Bible, and appreciate the effects of creation and Noah’s Flood on what they see in the world.
Mr. Hibb, a curious and amazing grasshopper, will take them on a journey. See how he captivates their imagination with his questions and antics on all sorts of interesting geology topics. Through its strikingly illustrated pages they will also discover exciting information about rocks, minerals, fossils, stalagmites, crystals, and much, much more.
Exploring Geology also has lots of hands-on activities that will stay in their memory. These simple experiments can be done at home with readily available ingredients, and provide great opportunities to learn by doing.
My thoughts:
Ever since Exploring Geology with Mr. Hibb was given to us by a Creation Ministries speaker, who spent a night in our home, my children have enjoyed looking at the pictures. There are many comic-style pictures with speech bubbles above the person. For some reason, that makes any book attractive to my children. When we read it, I found it very accessible and interesting. As we read, the children would mention features they have seen around us that illustrate the concepts that were being talked about. We happen to live in a place that has been shaped by water and earthquakes, and frequently drive past cliff edges where sedimentary layers can be seen. That meant that my children could easily relate to much of what was talked about. They also pointed out planation surfaces and river terraces as well as floodplains. I feel like, even though this is a short book that doesn’t go into a lot of depth, we learned quite a lot about geology from it.
No warnings!
Age levels:
Listening Level—Ages 8 – 12, 10 – 12, 12 – 15
Reading Independently—Ages 8 – 12, 10 – 12, 12 – 15
Links to buy this book:
Amazon: Kindle | Hardcover
AbeBooks: View Choices on AbeBooks.com
Creation Store: Hardcover | eReader eBook (.epub)
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