Amy Carmichael Rescuing the Children

Heroes for Young Readers

by Renee Taft Meloche, Bryan Pollard (Illustrator)

When Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) was a young girl in Northern Ireland, an encounter with a poor girl her age made her vow to help others when she grew up. That's just what she did. Amy's legacy of rescuing hundreds of women and children, first in Irish slums and then in India, is a stunning reminder of the impact of one person who will fear God and nothing else can have.

Children, parents, and teachers love the adventurous Christian Heroes Then & Now biographies and unit study curriculum guides. Now Heroes for Young Readers introduces younger children to the lives of Christian heroes!

Whether reading for themselves or being read to, children love the captivating rhyming poems and unforgettable color illustrations of the Heroes for Young Readers series.

Genres: Biography, Childrens, History, Christian

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 20, 2002

About the author

From official website below: Renee Meloche is an international author and speaker who has written 30 books in her Heroes for Young Readers series, which encourage children to dream big, stand tall and be a hero.

An international traveler with Youth With a Mission, Renee has visited 26 countries and shared her stories with people young and old. Renee's message to parents and grandparents alike is, "Whoever your children see as their hero will be who they turn to in a moment of doubt, indecision or crisis." This inspired Renee to write a series providing positive role models who exemplify courage, faith, perseverance and integrity. Her books plant the seeds of character that will last a lifetime.

Renee is a graduate of the University of Texas with a B.A. degree in Music Education. She has also graduated from Youth With A Mission's School of Creative Ministries.

Reviews

[Ebookwormy1 · Rating 1 out of 5]

This series is awful. Listed on CBD for ages 5-10, and on Amazon as 4 and up, this designation is completely off, even arbitrary. I would recommend these books, maybe, for preschool. For some reason, they decided to use rhyming verse, a literary style that greatly appeals to the preschool set. But in that format, the serious topics of missions, paganism, and the confrontation between light and darkness are addressed.

This is everything I hate about cheery "christian" literature. A sing-song, happy-happy-clap-clap approach to the very real war of the ages is infuriatingly inappropriate in preparing our children to stand for the LORD. If this kind of God will never let anything uncomfortable happen to you sweet child theology is what you are looking for, Meloche's work will suit you fine. But if you are looking to raise up godly children who are equipped to know, love and serve the amazing, awesome, Creative God, do yourself a favor: Don't buy any books in this series.

Excellent alternatives, which I have reviewed on Goodreads are:
Christian Biographies for Young Readers (Series), Simonetta Carr
https://www.goodreads.com/series/8395...

Trial & Tribulation (A single book overview of Church History), Hannula
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

History Lives Series by Brandon & Mindy Withrow
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kim]

Great series of books. I read this one to my K-2nd graders in Awana Sparks. They loved it.

[Julie Tate · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of Amy Carmichael written in prose for young readers, but we (parent and pre-teens) have been reading this series aloud in the morning at breakfast. We listen, review their godly character trait, and talk about how they "worked" for the Lord.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series is written in verse, which at times feels forced.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect introductory readaloud for my children (my oldest is seven) to learn about Amy Carmichael. I'm looking forward to introducing them gently to more missionaries through this series.

[Bethany Brenneman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love using these books for devotions with my students! They tell stories of influential Christians in the form of a poem. The children always love listening to them.