Hudson Taylor, An Adventure Begins

Hudson Taylor was a sickly child. He was often ill and had very poor eyesight. But God chose him to evangelise the Chinese. So at the age of 21 Hudson Taylor left the United Kingdom to sail half way round the world to China. Why did he do this? He did it to tell the Chinese people about the good news of Jesus Christ and to give them a message of hope. This story covers Hudson’s childhood and traumatic teenage years as well as his life as a well–known pioneer missionary.

Publisher: Christian Focus
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781781915264

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Catherine MacKenzie comes from Scotland and has written several biographies for young teens in the Trailblazers series as well as other titles for younger children. She is Editor for Christian Focus’ children’s imprint, CF4Kids.

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I bought this book for my son, and he enjoyed reading it. I'd put it on a 6-9th grade reading level. I've read several detailed biographies on Hudson Taylor, and was glad to see that this a good summary of his early life and ministry. The book is set up as though his mother and sisters are receiving letters from him. There is an editor's note that some of the interaction with his sisters is fictionalized to help the flow of the book, but the accounts of what he experienced are quite accurate. At the end of the book there's 7 or 8 questions that are designed to be thought provoking and several Bible verses are included for the reader to look up. It's a great addition that encourages the reader to focus on how God worked, rather than just seeing it as a bunch of neat stories. I'd definitely recommend this book. DJA