47 Beavers on the Big Blue Sea

by Phil Vischer

Book Overview

Told in verse, this light-hearted tale will tickle the funny bone of kids and adults alike as they follow the adventures of 47 beavers stranded in a rowboat in the middle of the ocean. "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other." Ecclesiastes 4:9-10a (NRSV) Join the beavers as they learn that 47 are even better than two and things go best when they all work together.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400308364
• ISBN13: 9781400308361
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Tommy Nelson
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.0" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Awesome!

This book is the best little kid book i have ever read! It is full of adventure, and it makes me smile everytime i look at it=)

Fun, Phil and Fantasy

This book is fun! The music CD that comes with it will have you and your kids singing silly songs from Phil all over again. We love the book...parents and kids!

You'll laugh and your kids will learn from Vischer's latest book

Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales, brings us the perilous tale of 47 beavers. Yes, folks you read that correctly - beavers. Written in an amusing most-of-the-time rhyming format, kids will love this exciting adventure story as these tenacious beavers escape an evil fur trapper in a canoe, battle the raging sea and a shark, and eventually set up a tourist resort in Hawaii. All while working together and using the philosophy "two minds are better than one and 47 are better than two!" You will find yourself laughing along with your kids the whole way through. Kids too young to enjoy the story will still be captured by the bright and colorful pages and expressiveness of the beavers and their adversaries. Book includes a sing-along CD. One word of warning: Not for the parent who frowns on imagination.

Teaching more than the value of working together!

Brand new from Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales, comes 47 Beavers on the Big, Blue Sea. Illustrated by Jared Chapman, this hardback book is filled with fresh colors and expressive characters. The book is introduced by Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 which state "Two are better than one..." The author states "Forty-seven are even better than two." Beginning with a fellow named Trapper Stu, the story tells of forty-seven beavers who discover working together is best. Readers follow these persistent beavers as they encounter various trials. Being stuck on the big, blue sea without any oars and facing down a hungry shark is just the beginning. How can they overcome their troubles? The author concludes the story with a personal application: "...we've been blessed, and things go best when we all work together!" Included with the book is a CD offering a musical version of the story. The rhyming is great and introduces new vocabulary in easy-to-learn settings. The illustrations are bright, perfect for preschoolers. I like that the book teaches more than just working together. It does a wondeful job there, but it also teaches perseverance and optimism. Some of the beavers complain, but the leader is always positive and encouraging. My kids love the CD! It's a fun tune, easy to replicate. Tanya from Christian Children's Book Review

A Delightful Story-Poem for Children of All Ages

Once again Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales, proves that the truth of God's Word addresses life in a captivating and life-transforming way. Using a catchy rhythm in verse, Vischer uses gentle, even delightful, humor to teach the lesson that working together can bring much better success than trying to solve problems alone. Individuals familiar with the kinds of lessons Vischer and his comrades have taught for well over a decade through his amazing vegetables will not be disappointed by all 47 beavers adrift at sea. Grandparents need to buy this book so they can share it with their grandkids. Parents need to add this book to their children's library. Churches need to include this book in the resources for their Christian Education hour. A product of Vischer's new venture, Jellyfish Labs, this book holds a promise for increasingly more exciting and creative offerings to come. The CD included with this book has many super extras. I cannot recommend this book more highly. I chuckled all the way through the story. And, I found the memorable lines of the poem rebounding the message of the book over and over again.