When God Made the World - Matthew Paul Turner

\nFrom the author of the bestselling children's book When God Made You comes a rhythmic, whimsical journey through creation--for little readers who love science and wonder and the beginnings of all things. \nFor spiritual parents who are looking for a different kind of creation book, Matthew Paul Turner's When God Made the World focuses on the complex way that God created our vast and scientifically operating universe, including the biodiversity of life on our planet and the intricacies of a vast solar system. Scottish illustrator Gillian Gamble brings the natural world to vibrant life with rich colors and poignant detail certain to stretch young minds and engage imaginations. \n \nPlanet Earth, God made a blue and green sphere, \nAnd designed it to orbit the sun once a year. \n \nGod made daytime and nighttime, climates and seasons, \nAnd all kinds of weather that vary by region. \n \nGod made continents and oceans, islands and seas, \nA north and south pole that God put in deep freeze. \n \nGod carved rivers and brooks, mountains and caves, \nMade beaches with sand and huge crashing waves. \n \nGod made tropics and plateaus, glaciers and meadows, \nmarshes and tundras and erupting volcanos.\n