Heroes in Black History: True Stories from the Lives of Christian Heroes

A great book to educate everyone. Especially if you have young children.a great start for them to learn the history.simply written and well written

BRILLIANT BOOKS!

Good text books for children to read and question what they have read about. The text is not too long about each person and gives enough facts to remember.

Very informative and a wonderful read for kids!

Altough I've already read this book, my book club, The Fortson Grove Book Club, is currently reading this book and discussing each character. The questions at the end of each chapter is thought provoking, even for our young readers. This is a great book for Black History Month and all schools should be encouraged to include it in their curriculum for the month of February.

This is a very well written book that it is segmented in such away to make it quite easy for teaching small children as well as adults. My children are very much engrossed in it as we read a segment on each hero daily. The questions and scripture verses at the end are very helpful. Children can capture the essence of each story very easily. It is interesting to note how little information is out there for children on Christian heroes from various cultures and indeed Nations. I would like to see more books like this, but more extensive for further study. I would also like to see on Christian Heroes from Asian, Latino cultures etc as well. There is so much that is lost when we miss the encouraging biographies of Christian believers from all over the world.

In "Heroes in Black History," co-authors Dave and Neta Jackson take from their forty-book Trailblazers series fourteen hall of faith African American heroes. Appropriate for children of all races from ages six-to-twelve, "Heroes" provides historical fiction in summary form. Each of the fourteen stories also includes a discussion guide with application for today. While written for young children, parents will find the book helpful for imparting life lessons from the legacy of African American Christianity. For a similar book written for adults, consider: Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction Reviewer: Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of "Beyond the Suffering," "Soul Physicians," and "Spiritual Friends."

Easy to read.