The Life of Martin Luther: A Pop-Up Book (Agostino Traini Pop-Ups, 2) Hardcover – Pop up, February 7, 2017

I gave this book to my pastor to use in children's sermons. It is fun even for an adult to read. It tells the story of how Martin Luther came to the knowledge, of the grace, that Jesus gives. He stood up to the church in Rome, & began to reform the way people learned about God, through being able to read the Bible themselves. He translated the Bible into the people's language, German at the time, and the printing press had just been invented, so the people could get their hands on the Word of God. The Lutheran church of today came out of this movement. The colors & fun pop-ups keep the kids attention, while they learn about a very important figure of history.

Fun, creatively and beautifully illustrated and crafted, this story book is written well and suited for young children. I love especially that animals are everywhere and the kids I babysit always love spotting and counting them with me! A must-have if you love children and love to impart with them this special treasure of history when the Lord used Luther and others to inform, reform and transform His church by going back to His Holy and living Word.

Great pop-up book for children. It is not terrible intricate which makes it good for kids. I love pop-up books, but usually do not want kids to handle them as they are too delicate. This will stand up to kids if they are careful. Plus it's a good introduction for kids to the great reformer, Martin Luther. Would also make a great read-aloud, especially to a small group where they could see the pop-ups as you read.

How wonderful to find a pop up children's book on Martin Luther. My 7 year old loves this book, and so do I. The texts are simple and clear, putting focus on the important parts of this piece of history. Love the style of illustrations used. Good for keeping as a collection to home library.

What a great way to introduce young and old alike to Martin Luther! The pop-up illustrations were great and the story on each page was very informative and easy to understand.

My son is a youth pastor, he thought this book was terrific!

This book is very well done and has colorful illustrations that capture children's attention. I like this style of pop-up because while not as fancy as the style of Sabuda, it's more durable especially since the targeted age range is stated as 3-5 years old. I feel like this is written very well to that age range as an introduction to Martin Luther. I knocked a star off though because it left me wanting more. Given the young age range, it should be assumed that the book will be read to the children by an adult. I think the book would be an easy 5 star if there were a page at the back with more detail. I know many younger children's books that include such a page so that the adult can have more information to help answer questions the children will inevitably ask. Or even show some resources where you can learn more would be a great addition! It is just a brief overview of his life, but if you are unfamiliar with Martin Luther, it would probably raise a lot of questions. Again, excellent book, and I would buy it again. It just left me wanting a little more and needing to answer several questions for my children.

Lovely book. Very well written and the pop-ups are amazing!

My husband is a pastor and we want to teach our kids about church history. We were thrilled when we got this book and found that it hit on all of the main points about Martin Luther's life that we want to help our kids remember. There is even a pop-up printing press! Our kids are 5 and 3 and they loved this book! The illustrations and pop-ups are excellent quality and the story is clear for children to understand. We have used online resources and tried to find other books, but hadn't been able to find one that was quite the right fit for our young children. We highly recommend this book to help young children learn about the Reformation!!

Ein wirklich hübsch gemachtes Popup-Bilderbuch für die Allerkleinsten. Ich habe es für unseren Kindergarten angeschafft.Schade, dass man es trotz des Reformations-Hype der letzten 10 Jahre nicht geschafft hat, das Bilderbuch ins Deutsche zu übersetzen. Allerdings ist es nicht so schwer, die Texte sind kurz, die Bilder mit einigem Hintergrundwissen selbsterklärend und der angesprochene "Leserkreis" kann mit Schrift ohnehin noch nichts anfangen.Meine Befürchtung, dass Kirchengeschichte selbst für einen kirchlichen Kindergarten doch etwas speziell ist und die Kinder ja noch gar nicht verstehen können, was die Reformation bedeutete, wurde nicht bestätigt. Die Kinder finden es wirklich spannend.

Love this book .. what a great way to teach our young children about the churches history !!

Amazing ! such a creative way of telling a wonderful story. Author did a great job of including accurate important information.

Each page feels disjointed from the others, like random facts rather then a story. Also curious as to who the people are on the last page as I can recognize some but not others. Very disappointed for the price.