Hudson Taylor: Could somebody pass the salt? (Little Lights)

This series is excellent for teaching about the great Christian missionaries to the children under 10 years old. My son is 8 and is still very interested in this series. Each page has a more challenging text that the parent can read and a simple text that new readers can read. I own 5 in the series and they are all equally wonderful.

These adorable readers are based off the YWAM missionary biographies. They have been perfect for our homeschool study on missionaries through history. The Hudson Taylor one highlights his journey to China. One side of the page is more detailed story (3-6 sentences) and the other is a simple, emerging reader 1 sentence summary so you can read aloud or on their own.

Nicely illustrated shorter child's version

Excellent for children

This brief biography of Hudson Taylor is tailor-made for young readers. It provides a great biographical sketch of a pioneering missionary to China for 4-7 year olds. The publisher states that the "read to me" age-range is 4-5 with a "read by myself" age range of 6-7.Colorful illustrations will capture the attention of younger listeners while early readers will appreciate the longer storyline. There is one paragraph per 2-page spread and a bold line on the opposite page highlighting a certain aspect of the story. Children will connect with the person in the biography as it begins with Hudson as a child and gives an overview of his life's work in China.The only thing missing from this book which would have been helpful is a brief bibliography and time-frame or dates so that it could easily be incorporated into a lesson plan without going to outside sources for additional information such as Hudson Taylor lived from May 21, 1832 - June 3, 1905. Overall, it is a delightful sketch for young children.

We bought this from Westminster Bookstore online (excellent place for other great biographies). But this one was a huge disappointment. About 75% of the book is about a situation at the dinner table related to soup. Then it jumps abruptly & w/o explanation to Taylor being in China & one random story of giving "a paper" to an old man. We were all confused and disappointed, for we didn't learn anything solid about Taylor or what he did or why, as a follower of Jesus, he did what he did. There is so much more to learn about him! This book does not serve much purpose, unfortunately.

Simple story for younger audience but very impactful.

Easy to read book