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Book Details
Pages: 127
Content: 22 Stories
Author:  Heather Amery
ISBN:  1580863302

Stories From Around the World is full of engaging stories and beautiful illustrations.  The first time I saw this book I was sitting in the Dentist's Office waiting while my daughter got a cavity filled.  I read story after story, and couldn't put the book down!  Her teeth were finished before my book was finished and I was so sad...  I went right home and ordered a copy for our library.  All of the stories should be treated as fiction, and are not written from a Christian worldview.  For instance, the first story is an Australian Folk Tale attempting to explain the origin of the Koala without the truth of Creation.  While this story is a fun and interesting Myth; it is not Truth.  It is clearly fiction.  Some of the stories do contain content about other world religions and talk about false gods.  As always, I am careful to discuss these with my children and remind them what we believe.  It is my opinion that this book should not be read to younger children without discussion.

Possible Negatives:  Worldview Conflict/ Reference to false gods.

Stories that mention False gods:  4
Stories that have a False view of creation:  3
Stories that are neutral:  4
Stories that contain magic (without reference to gods):  8
Stories referrencing an Evil Witch: 1
Stories where profit comes from lying: 2
Stories where men drink wine: 1

There is some overlap between categories.

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