It Couldn't Just Happen: Fascinating Facts About God's World

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Genre: Juvenile literature; Religious aspects; Creationism; Christianity; Science and Technology - General; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science; Religion - Christianity - General; Children: Grades 3-4; Religion - Christianity; Evolution; Science and Nature - General; Children; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science and Technology / General; Controversial literature; Creation; Children's 9-12 - Science;

Average Review: 3.5 stars

Review: Excellent starter book on creation vs. evolution : Although this book is written on probably a junior high/high school level, as an adult who has never really tackled this subject, this is a great place to begin if you've wanted to explore the whole issue of creation vs. evolution. This book takes you through the evidence found in astrology, biology, geology and paleontology to show that the Theory of Evolution is just that - a theory. The author discusses the origin of the universe, earth's uniqueness in our solar system, dinosaurs, the Great Flood, the fossil record and much more. This is not a contentious book by any means. Lawrence Richards simply takes you through the evidence piece by piece to show that "it couldn't just happen." Though he obviously believes in creation, he approaches each piece of evidence in an objective manner and lets you come to the natural conclusion based on the evidence at hand. I did not give this book 5 stars as the repetition at the end of each chapter gets a little old after a while, but that would be a good thing for students reading it. Also, he doesn't give any footnotes to support his argument. I find his arguments to be logical and convincing, but I would be more convinced with footnotes showing me where he came up with his facts. Still, I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to explore the real facts of creation vs. evolution. Parents should read this so that they know how to combat the theories that their kids are being taught as fact in public schools. I'm really not sure how anyone could read this book from cover to cover and still believe in evolution. It certainly would require a lot of faith.