A Question of Yams
Repp, Gloria
ISBN 10: 0890846146 ISBN 13: 9780890846148
Published by Journeyforth, 2005
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Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0890846146I3N00
Synopsis:
Praise for A Question of Yams:
"My favorite thing is how the author expresses the important ideas in this story so skillfully and yet so simply." ~A Customer
"Great book, I love reading this to my kids. It's a pretty easy read, larger print and not too long . . . a gem." ~simerinl
Overview:
Kuri knows that spirits make the yams grow.
But his father prays to the God of the Bible.
Will the yams fail? Will they taste bitter?
More 5-Star Reviews:
"I loved the pencil-sketch illustrations. It made me feel like I was right there in the bush with Kuri." A Customer
"Simple and wonderful . . . About simple faith, simple confrontation with evil spirits, and God's faithfulness." ~L. Vaughn
**Don't miss this story of courage and trust - children love it! **
Other books by Gloria Repp:
**If you're looking for more easy-to-read chapter books, Pibbin the Small and The Story Shell follow the adventures of a brave little treefrog named Pibbin. Illustrated. Both books are available as eBooks, with added color photos.
**If your middle grade child enjoys mysteries, The Secret of the Golden Cowrie and Trouble at Silver Pines Inn happen in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and The Mystery of the Indian Carvings takes place on a Canadian island.
**Do your children like to read about dogs? Airplanes? The three-part series, Adventures of an Arctic Missionary, stars a beautiful husky named Mik-shrok. Search for Mik-shrok, or Charlie, or 77 Zebra.
About the Author: Gloria Repp has long held a special regard for missionaries who translate the Bible into tribal languages. She was prompted to write Kuri's story after reading the accounts of men and women whose lives were changed as they read God's Word in their own tongue.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: A Question of Yams
Publisher: Journeyforth
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Roger Bruckner
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket