Ten Boys Who Made History (Lightkeepers)

A great collection of inspiring stories for children. They start out with a short story about their subject when he was a boy, and end with a few points of interest from his adult life that highlight how they made a difference. It's a helpful way to introduce children to these important figures in church history. The author writes in 'the Queen''s English' which can make it a little confusing at a few points for a very young reader.

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!! The kids, (and I), have learned a lot from these books!! Each person they talk about is short, but it's great! We have about 5 of them, and love them all.

These are wonderful stories about men whose lives made an impact on history. Great for devotions or just for fun! We use it as apart of our Bible curriculum.

Love this series. I read the books before I give them to my grandson, who also likes them.

Great short stories about godly young men. Easy to read. Good short questions to enable you to check for reading comprehension.

This book is great to encourage boys to get up and do something good! It also appeals to boys who like moral historical figures.

The third entry into the series is similar to the first (Talents) book. These include probably some of the more popular people someone has heard of. It's a very good inclusion in the series with a minor flaw.In this volume, ten boys which include Charles Spurgeon; Jonathan Edwards; Samuel Rutherford; D L Moody; Martyn Lloyd Jones; A W Tozer; John Owen; Robert Murray McCheyne; Billy Sunday; George Whitefield follow a similar story pattern of about 15 pages each. The sections starts off with a childhood and family setting and move to either some early important events or through to teenage and college-age and then into adulthood of what they're known for. The stories include mostly fictional conversations so as to give young readers more than just facts to remember. The conversation are in the spirit of learning about the person. Each person also has a focus on their Christian faith and it usually inspires the conclusion of the story as a way to glorify God. At the end there is a "FACT" of the story expanded upon, a "KEYNOTE" that focuses on the aspect of the story to think about God, a "THINK" area in which a challenge question is presented for discussion, and a "PRAYER" section.This entry might have been a good first entry as it covers some really famous people. What they share in common is that they were really popular preachers or teachers of the Christian faith. It's still really impressive that so much is covered in so few pages. While the stories cover important parts of each person's life, it would have been good to cover more of how they "made history". These men are famous but how they made history isn't really that clear. For example, I didn't know much about Billy Sunday. His story is pretty much that he played baseball then became a preacher; how he made history isn't really clear unless the standard is that they're well known.The flaw of exactly how they made history not being as highlighted as they could be is minor to the important people covered in church history who rose to fame for good reason. This is a great introduction for those (students or adults) looking into studying church history or wondering why these people are well known for being faithful and blessed to inspire us even to today.

So,important to learn history, why we came to be where we are, when things went well or badly and why - helps avoid doing as your told just because someone says so - learning how to think is essential to a joyful life

Didn't actually read it myself, bought it for a Sunday School prize giving. Sorry.

My seven year old Grandson thought this book was so brilliant that he has asked for another similar one instead of his easter egg this year!

Fast delivery. Happy with purchase.

These books are amazing. Completely captured the heart and imagination of my 9 year old. My 11 year old even read it in a flash. It generated good conversations about what they themselves could do for God! Brilliant.