My children and I love getting magazines, though I must admit that I do not make as much time to read them as I’d like. We went on a car trip recently (blog posts to come), and I was happy to take our year's worth of complementary issues of Creation Illustrated magazine with us to review. What a great place to catch up on reading!

The "...In Scripture" section had articles about God's creation week handiwork. It was one of a nine-part series written by different authors. Two other sections Creation Stewardship and Creation Highlights contained shorter, multi-paragraphed stories to encourage you in careful use and understanding of this world.

The "...In Living" section also includes a Youth Photo Contest and a Children's Story. The photos selected as winners were really lovely (cash prizes are available). The Children's Story uses animals as a subject matter to teach about creation from a literature perspective. Scripture is quoted liberally throughout the stories; there is no violence.
A unique feature of the magazine is the Instructional Guide, which provides a handful of comprehension questions for 7 or so stories in the magazine. You can easily use these to create a discussion with your child (however I found many of the questions asked the responder to provide concrete facts about species, animals or other natural feature topics in the article).

My kids have found the shorter, Creation Highlights interesting, and we talked about them a bit. I'm always amazed at how much my kids learn from read alouds about nature, and the Children' Story selections did not disappoint. They thought the red wing tips on the Cesar waxwing almost look like fingers!
While I would not use the instructional guide for every story, I was pleased to have it to emphasize key ideas and scripture.
My final thought is that -- like National Geographic-- these are the types of timeless periodicals that you would want timer persons for reference I the future.
Creation Illustrated is available for an annual subscription price of $19.95. You can purchase multi-year subscriptions to save a little more:
- · $37.95 for 2 years
- · $53.95 for 3 years
Disclaimer: As a member of the TOS Crew, I received this product, at no cost to me, in exchange for my honest review. The cover snapshots used in this article are from some of the issues I received to review. All opinions are mine.
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