Food and Drink Boutique at DK Canada

October is the Food & Drink Boutique at DK Canada.  And honestly, with Thanksgiving coming soon, I think it is the best month to promote a variety of books dedicated to food and drinks.  DK Canada has numerous books that will stirrups your taste buds whether is it for your coffee obsession, wine, food from other parts of the world, food that will bring healing in your body, slow cooking, vegetables, herbs & Spices, or cake decorating.

I personally love the Step-By-Steps cooking books from DK Canada.  But this time around I saw one that I knew would be useful for me – the Step-by-Step Kids’ Birthday Cakes.

This book is perfect for anyone wanting to create a special birthday cake for a child.  Step-by-Step Kids' Birthday Cakes includes 50 inventive, fun, achievable projects, from rockets and trains to princesses and teddy bears with step-by-step instructions, photography highlighting tricky details, and a special section on lettering, as well as tips for using fondant, decorative media like stencils and molds. The book also includes other variants like mini cakes, cupcakes, and cake pops.

As soon as the book arrived in the house, I had some kids pretty excited and my younger ones wanted to be the first one to go through it.    But it was time for homeschool so I said no and besides mommy would be the first to dig into it….   Their reactions were priceless.  “Ahhhhh!”   But when lunch time was done and I sat to open the book, they were surrounding me in order to see the photos and discover the book with me.

All the cake included in this book are fabulous and each have it’s own level of complexity.   Already, I have some requests for upcoming birthdays.  My third son wants to have the monster cake that you can see on the cover of the book – the orange one at the bottom.  He also requested that there is an eye for each person invited to his birthday party.   MmmmM!   We will see about this.  Personally, I really like the one titled Over the Rainbow, the one who looks like a fish tank and the one called Over the Moon with its aliens.   

Here’s a list of the cakes you will find in this book:

• Monster Madness
• Pretty Fairies
• Up, Up, and Away
• Over the Moon
• Furry Teddy Bear
• Treasure Island
• Over the Rainbow
• Party Train
• Dinosaur Egg
• Cupcake Owl
• In the Jungle
• Soccer Mania
• Prima Ballerina
• Fish Tank Friends
• Happy Robot
• Sparkly Butterfly
• Circus Big Top
• Cupcake Caterpillar
• Princess Castle
• Flying Superhero

Also included at the end of the book, you will find basic techniques like how to make sponge cakes, how to prepare a cake, how to make cake pops and cupcakes, how to make fondant, using flower paste, covering a cake and frosting a cake.   You will also find other ideas on how to make different animal cakes, animal cake pops, animal cupcakes, and much more.

Essentially, this book is a great idea book to have at hand if you enjoy making fun cakes for your kids.    It is packed with ideas and suggestions that will brighten the special day of your child in a very out-of-the-ordinary way.    The book contains templates for you to use as well.    If you are into cake decorating the book could give you new ideas.

DK Canada has numerous other Food & Drink books for you available at their special boutique.   All the books offered in the Food & Drink Boutique are 30% off for a limited time. If cake decorating is not your hobby, there are other titles available  that might interest you like Healing Food, Cooking Season by Season, Vegetables Please, the Slow Cook Book, the Kitchen Garden Cookbook, Family Cookbook, Pies Sweet and Savory, The American Cookbook, Ingredients, Step-by-Step Cake Decorating, Mediterranean Cookbook, Illustrated Step-By-Step Baking, World Cheese Book, Home Herbal, Kitchen Bible and more.

Step-by-Step Kids’ Birthday Cakes is available to purchase at your favourite bookstore, even amazon.ca and amazon.com.

  

Disclaimer: Thanks to DK Canada for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes. I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.

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NIV First-Century Study Bible

NIV First-Century Study Bible – Explore Scripture in its Jewish and Early Christian Context
Edited by Kent Dobson
Published at Zondervan

About the Bible

Experience the Bible through the eyes of a first-century disciple by exploring the cultural, religious, and historical background of the Bible. This Bible allows you to understand God’s Word in its original cultural context, bringing Scripture to life by providing fresh understanding to familiar passages, beloved stories and all the Scripture in between. The NIV First-Century Study Bible invites you into the questions, stories, and interpretations—both ancient and modern—which introduce you to a world vastly different from your own. Let us read with an eye on the past and with our feet planted in our present questions and circumstances.

Join Kent Dobson as he unpacks the culture of Bible times, and illuminates Scripture passages while asking thoughtful questions along the way. Kent is the teaching pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan, where he initially served as the worship director. He has been featured on Biblical programs for the History Channel and the Discovery Channel. Kent fell in love with Biblical studies in Israel and had the privilege of learning from both Jewish and Christian scholars. After his time in Israel, he returned to the States to teach high school religion and Bible before responding to God's call to the pastorate. Today, he keeps his connection to the Holy Land strong as he leads tours to Israel that combine study and prayer, inspired by the ancient discipline of spiritual pilgrimage.

Who is Kent Dobson?

Kent Dobson is the teaching pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan, where he initially served as the worship director. He has been featured on Biblical programs for the History Channel and the Discovery Channel.

After completing his undergraduate degree, Kent lived and studied in Israel where he earned a Masters Degree in History and Geography of the First Temple Period from Jerusalem University College. He also studied Comparative Religion at the Rothburg International School of the Hebrew University.

Kent fell in love with Biblical studies in Israel and had the privilege of learning from both Jewish and Christian scholars. After his time in Israel, he returned to the States to teach high school religion and Bible before responding to God's call to the pastorate. Today, he keeps his connection to the Holy Land strong as he leads tours to Israel that combine study and prayer, inspired by the ancient discipline of spiritual pilgrimage.

Kent lives is Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his wife and three children.

My Thoughts

I love putting the Bible into perspective and discover more about the times when the events happened.    I find it important to learn more about the culture and the history behind the words of the Bible.    So when I saw that this Bible would allow you to explore the Scripture in the Jewish and Early Christianity context I was excited.   

This Bible is packed with maps, charts, models as well as word studies and day in the life articles.    You can access the books of the Bible easily and quickly get an  introduction which will give you more information on the book itself – authorship and date, background, interpretation, literary characteristics, as well as an outline.  It is perfect to deepen your own understanding of the culture existing when a specific event happened and to grasp a better understanding of Word of God.

My only disappointment with it is the fact that I received an epub version of the Bible.  I personally prefers the versatility of accessing whichever page I want when I read the Bible.  Consequently, I still prefers a paper version of the Bible over a digital edition.    That’s my own personal preference because my husband on the other hand would prefer a digital edition of the Bible.   However, throughout the readings I have done in it, I could quickly click on links that would bring me to a word study or a map.  I could go back an forth between the links and the place where I was originally when I clicked on the said link.  I also learned a few things – like for example the meaning of the name Jonah which means dove or pigeon.   Considering that doves and pigeons have been used as messenger throughout history I think it is fascinating that God used someone whose name meant dove to be a messenger to Nineveh.     I’m sure there are many other little things that I can learn from this Bible – I just wish it was much easier to navigate the digital edition…

This bible would make a great gift this Christmas to someone who loves to learn more about life during the Bible times.   It would be a great gift as well for a graduate, a baptism or simply to bless someone.

The NIV First-Century Study Bible is available for purchase at your favourite bookstore, even amazon.ca and amazon.com.

Hardcover

  

Imitation Leather

   

  

Available on Kindle as well

  

Disclaimer: Thanks to Zondervan for sending me the above mentioned product in EPUB format for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.

My Incredible Body

My Incredible Body – Guide to Learn About the Human Body for Children
By Visible Body

About the App

Wouldn’t it be mind-boggling to look inside the human body and see how the heart, lungs, muscles, and bones work? Wouldn’t it be astonishing to see what swallowing, breathing, and digesting look like from the inside? With My Incredible Body, both children and adults can learn all the pieces and parts of human anatomy in an incredibly fascinating human body guide.  Learning the parts of the human body becomes visually engaging with this uniquely precise virtual guide.

* Zoom inside the skeleton, muscles, organs, nerves, and blood vessels to learn where everything is and how all the parts of your body function!
* Take rocket rides through the human body to experience how blood flows, what lungs look like when breathing, and how the body does its swallowing and digesting. You can even stop and look around!
* Learn how the skull bones fit together, what the busiest muscle in your body is, and other cool science facts like how the iris got its name!
* Watch short movies that show you how your brain works, how your muscles work together, and how your heart functions!
* New in-app purchase features fun quiz questions so kids can test themselves on what they’ve learned!
* Hey parents and teachers: Need help starting the puberty conversation? We've added the Reproductive System as an in-app purchase. It shows basic male and female anatomy and introduces the concepts of puberty and human reproduction at just the right level.

Parents, here’s what you need to know:
My Incredible Body is designed to be both engaging and educational, appealing to the natural curiosity of kids. It’s designed for experimentation, experience, learning, and discovery. And best of all, it’s really fun to use! Medically accurate 3D models and animations of anatomical structures are the hallmark of My Incredible Body. Content includes coverage of the following:  brain and nerves, digestion, lungs and air, bones of the skeleton, kidneys and urine, seeing, swallowing, digesting, breathing, and smelling, muscles, circulation and the heart, puberty and human reproduction

Content is served in a variety of ways to help kids learn about the human body.
* Immersive 3D models allow kids to see inside the body, identify organs and other anatomical structures, and learn amazing anatomy facts about how the body works.
* Children can use their fingertips on their iPad or iPhone to virtually “dissect” 3D models. They can rotate and zoom in and out to see what their insides look like and how the structures work together.
* Children can read and hear fun science facts about each anatomical structure—either with or without a virtual guide for exploration.
* Children can virtually fly through the different body systems.
* Short animations provide educational explanations of the body’s functions.

You’ll be well on your way to becoming an anatomy rock star!

My Thoughts

I learned about My Incredible Body app this week.   Someone mentioned it to me because we will be studying the human body as part of our homeschool coop.    After checking it out, I was very impressed with the quality of it and decided to see if I could review it.    Visible Body agreed and within a day the app was installed on my iPad.

Right from the first time we looked at it, I knew this app was a gem.   Seriously, the kids kept looking at it, learning from the various systems inside our bodies and watching the videos included in it.   The 3D view as well as the videos as simply stunning and permitted them to visualize the various part of the body.   And the use of colors within the app help to better understand the way our body works.

 

 

The kids enjoy using the app to learn more about the human body – which is the theme for our next session for our homeschool coop in October.   In the meantime, they will have this app to explore as well as our weekly lessons on the human body which is part of our science curriculum this year.   I have mentioned that the app also uses videos as part of the learning process.   Well these videos are more like simulation on how the body works.  Let’s take the digestive system for example, the simulation will present you how a slice of pizza will travel through the digestive system.   You might think that it will a bit gross but not really.  Seeing the slice of pizza travel through the digestive system is a great way visualizing how food is digested.    

I am very impressed with the quality attached with this app.  If you are planning to study the human body with your child, this is definitively an app that you should consider purchasing on your device.   It is incredibly well done, contains precise information without going in too much details and will allow your child to visualize how his/her body works.   I am particularly please with the fact that when a specific part of a system is presented to the child, the part as well as its name is highlighted in blue. 

Two purchases can be made within the app itself.   The first one, would be the quizzes which will test the knowledge learn after watching the videos, learning how a specific system work and so on.  The second one is about the reproductive system – not all parents would like to have this included in the app without their knowledge so you have the option of adding it if you desire.   I have watched the information of the reproductive system.   The information contained in it is pretty clear.  Two videos explain the puberty for each boy and girl.  Another video also indicates how a baby is conceived (without going through too much details.   Both can be purchased for the price of 99 cents each.

My Incredible Body app is available for purchase on iTunes for the prices of 4.99$.   The app is also available for Android and Windows Touch.

If you have a child who studies in university and would need an anatomy app on his/her device, check out the other apps for college/university students that Visible Body offers.  They are stunning!   With a child who would like to become a doctor in the future, I will know where to look when comes the time for him to get a special app to learn more about the human physiology during his studies.

Disclaimer: Thanks to Visible Body for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.