Dinosaurs for Kids

Ham, Ken.  Dinosaurs for Kids.  Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2009.

    What child isn’t fascinated by dinosaurs, especially boys? Ham has done a masterful job introducing children to the various dinosaurs hand in paw/hoof with humans only thousands of years ago. Written from the perspective of a young earth scientist this volume is both a tool for apologetics and evangelism.  Using the F’s of dinosauria, Ham tells the story of dinosaurs and the world and presents the gospel in the process. God formed dinosaurs on days 5 and 6, depending on whether they were sea or land.  Regardless, they walked the earth along with Adam and Eve and other humans.  The fall and subsequently the flood likewise affected dinosaurs.   At the time of the Ice Age, many of them faded from the earth.  Scientific discoveries have led to dinosaurs being found and the realization that they were real creatures, not mythical beings, like Dino on the Flintstones. There is much fiction surrounding creation in evolutionary accounts, but the truth of creation is contained in God’s Word, which Ham refers to as the “history book of the universe.” Ham also provides “fast facts” and information about the major dinosaurs. This book is well illustrated.  Under the direction of a teacher, it could be used in any school setting, due to the facts contained in it.