Where exactly is this scheduled? I don't see it. Also, is this a Bible in which you can look things up chapter and verse, or a book of Bible stories? Opinions on whether is worth the $ to purchase would also be appreciated.

Thanks.

Although it's not exactly the same as the one you mentioned, we use the Children's Illustrated Bible, which is also published by DK. The stories are retold by Selina Hastings. I have been very happy with the accuracy to Scripture. It does not have chapter and verse, but rather is a book of Bible stories, although it includes more stories than any other children's Bible I've ever seen. I was hesitant at first to buy a children's Bible, but it has been very good for my 2nd and 3rd graders to read on those weeks when the Bible reading would be very heavy. They are both capable of reading the NIV, but more than 5 or so chapters a week for them is overwhelming. A week like the one we are coming up on, where we cover the entire book of Acts, is where this comes in very handy! They can read it themselves, which they like. My kindergartener LOVES to have this one read aloud to him. It goes way beyond the Beginner's Bible!

It is scheduled throughout year 1, wherever you are scheduled to read the Bible. It would start in Week 2. Look on the Reading Assignments pages on the left hand page. Down on the bottom, in the Worldview row, (Bible/Church history) you could use this for either LG and/or UG.

HTH,
Michelle

Thank you for your response, but that wasn't exactly what I was asking; I guess I need to be more specific. The DK Illustrated Family Bible is a recommended purchase for dialectic level, but I do not see it on the schedule. I assume we are supposed to use this book for the scheduled Bible readings; is that correct? Are all the recommended Bible readings actually in this book? Have those who used this book found it to be worth purchasing? What does it add that we can't already find unabridged in the Bible? If I could get some insight on why this is recommended that would be a help.

I haven't actually started using TOG yet, but I have been purchasing books and preparing to start this summer. I grabbed our copy of th DK Family Bible and looked through it.
It is a Bible story book, not the entire Bible. The stories are actual passages or abbreviated text from the NIV and the verses are numbered. Portions of the text may be summarized in some parts, there is beautiful artwork, photographs of places and artifacts, maps , words and phrases that are important to understanding the text are explained in the side panels.
I don't know if I would say it is needed. The word of God is sufficient. However, sometimes the pictures and explanations help make it more real for the children. The pictures of Israel and artifacts are really helpful.I am not sure how often this is used, I haven't looked into that. I hope this helps some.

Hi Tracy, I've been planning out next year for my daughter who is D. I bought the DK Family Bible and I am glad I did. Since it has the verses listed, not just stories, it is easy to decide what pages to use. I look at the Bible reading listed for that week and just find the pages in the DK Bible that corresponds. This makes for shorter reading, yet provides the important infomation that is needed. Sometimes there is a lot of reading required for history, bible and literature and this is a way to make it more doable for the D age child. I have found the little side notes to be very helpful. I've only got the first unit planned out, but so far all most all answers to the questions are found in the DK Bible.
Janis in DE

Thank you Janis and "Midwest Mom", your replies are helpful. I think I will purchase the book; it sounds like it has some worthwhile and enlightening additions.

I'm so glad I read this post. I, too, was trying to decide whether to purchase this title. Previewed it from the library and it looked great but still wasn't sure. I like the way Janis suggests using it--this would work well for my ds.

Thanks again!
Cinder