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*the [[Gospel of Mark]], starting with the simple [[Mark Chapter 1]]

*the [[Gospel of Mark]], starting with the simple [[Mark Chapter 1]]

*''[[First Reader]]''

*''[[First Reader]]''

*''Bible Stories for Children'', retold by Geoffrey Horn and Arthur Cavanaugh, Illustrated by Arvis Steward (Macmillan Publishing Co. NY 1980)

*''Bible Stories for Children'', retold by Geoffrey Horn and Arthur Cavanaugh, Illustrated by Arvis Steward (Macmillan Publishing Co. NY 1980) (easy-to-read print with artwork, but flaws in using this book for children include (i) its inclusion of the gruesome [[John the Baptist]] death, (ii) its exaggerated use of elderly images in its artwork, and (iii) its dilution of [[Bible|biblical]] facts, such as [[Jesus]] sweating blood during the [[Passion]] and [[demon]]s actually cast out of victims).

*''[https://www.techradar.com/news/the-history-of-minecraft The History of Minecraft]'' - if the reader has an interest in that popular program.  This interesting article uses years, numbers, capitalization, possessive form, and other elements of style not learned from reading the [[Bible]]; this article is also good practice for the "ti" sound.

*''[https://www.techradar.com/news/the-history-of-minecraft The History of Minecraft]'' - if the reader has an interest in that popular program.  This interesting article uses years, numbers, capitalization, possessive form, and other elements of style not learned from reading the [[Bible]]; this article is also good practice for the "ti" sound.

:*Also good for Minecraft players is to read [https://opensource.com/alternatives/minecraft 5 open source alternatives to Minecraft]

:*Also good for Minecraft players is to read [https://opensource.com/alternatives/minecraft 5 open source alternatives to Minecraft]