- Paperback: 148 pages
- Publisher: Greenleaf Press (TN) (July 1 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1882514505
- ISBN-13: 978-1882514502
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,371,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the Author
Joyce McPherson is the author of several biographies for young people. She has a BS from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She and her husband, Garth, homeschool their six children in Florida. Joyce has written about the vibrant faith of famous men in a variety of fields. Her lively biographies bring history to life and illustrate the impact of the Christian worldview in Western Civilization.
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3.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
24 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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Great Book for young readers, May 11 2000
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This review is from: The Ocean of Truth: The Story of Sir Isaac Newton (Paperback)
I read this book to my five and nine year old and they both loved it. A well written story that is told from Newton's early childhood and on to his adult years in a way that will help young readers remember the facts of his life. to rem
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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an ocean of great info, Dec 21 2010
By sweetbaby - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Ocean of Truth: The Story of Sir Isaac Newton (Paperback)
I homeschool my 8 year old son. When he was seven I read this book to him. This book is about the complete life of Isaac Newton and it is written in a conversational way. Not fact after fact but an easy flow of "story" about his life from his very early childhood until his death. What a wonderful way to learn about somebody - as if someone who knew him was telling you about him ,from a personal knowlege. This could definitly be for a much older child. I think I would use this for even an 8th or 9th grader. P.S. I wondered if my son would remember anything of the man. The book is written so well that my son will still bring up things about Sir Issac Newton when we are study the solar system or gravity or being knighted.
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Ocean of Un-Truth, Mar 1 2012
By Michele "anglocatholicmom" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Ocean of Truth: The Story of Sir Isaac Newton (Paperback)
I bought this book and began reading it to my children in our homeschool. After the first couple chapters, I became aware of the intense anti-catholic bias. Oliver Cromwell was held up as a spiritual leader for ordering a fast because the Catholics were persecuting some Protestant sect or other. Really? Oliver Cromwell, known to history as the "Butcher of the Irish?" Then I read that Charles the II was against the Christian Faith? Really? Oh, I see now that the author means Christian Faith = Protestant Faith. Did the author ever read of Charles the II's tolerance of William Penn? Probably not. The point of this book seems to me (I finished it, but not out loud to my children) is to promote Protestant misconceptions of Catholicism. By holding Oliver Cromwell up as a defender of the persecuted and by touting "Christian Faith = Protestants" the author promotes misconceptions of Protestantism as well. Read this book if you are content to pass along historical inaccuracy and traditional anti-catholic rhetoric in your home.
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