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Zondervan Releases New Bible for Baby Boomer Grandmothers
The Grandmother's Bible Celebrates Women's Power Years and Loving Relationships with Grandchildren

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., January 8, 2008 — Baby Boomers are changing the rules for a new generation, and Zondervan, the world's leading Bible publisher, is looking to the future with the new Grandmother's Bible, the first Bible published for this active, engaged Bible-reading audience.

While the perception of grandmothers is changing, they will always be in the unique position of providing abundant love, caring and wisdom. They also maintain profound influence on the spiritual nourishment of their grandchildren that will prepare them for an increasingly competitive world.

The Grandmother's Bible is a distinctively personal resource that uses a two-pronged approach for guidance and inspiration, bringing together the voices of more than 60 nationally renowned Christian women, including Ruth Graham, Elisa Morgan, Thelma Wells, Leslie Strobel, Carol Cymbala and Cynthia Heald.

Passionate about their grandkids, this Bible provides spiritual nourishment for women who have reached the stage of life where being a grandmother is their most important role. Original, engaging devotions and articles will help feed her own spiritual growth, while the specially designed features and practical tools will encourage her as she spiritually nurtures her grandchildren.

“The Grandmother's Bible is for the woman who still finds herself active and youthful, communicates over the Internet, wants to participate in her grandchildren’s Christian development, but doesn’t want a manual or book of grandmotherly rules,” said Paul Caminiti, senior vice president and publisher of Bibles at Zondervan. "We invite women to use The Grandmother's Bible faithfully as a resource to help them focus on the spiritual development of their grandchildren, pray for them daily, and to feed their heart through the articles and devotions."

With a focus on daily prayer, The Grandmother's Bible offers carefully designed features to help women share their depth of experience and breadth of love with their grandchildren. These include:

• Perspectives – original articles addressing the joys and challenges of being a grandmother
• Stories to Share – more than 150 key Bible stories ideal for sharing life lessons
• Daily Devotions – 365 devotions draw grandmothers closer to their Lord, as well as to their grandchildren
• Grandchild in Focus Prayer – a simple plan to help grandmothers pray regularly for grandchildren
• Talking Points – a practical guide for using Scripture to discuss more than 40 topics
• Special sleeve to hold photos

The Grandmother's Bible will be available in both hardcover and Zondervan’s popular Italian Duo-Tone binding in a spring violet and white combination. The Bible features the trusted New International Version translation, the world's most popular modern English translation of the Bible. It will be available in stores in March 2008 and will retail for $34.99 (Hardcover, ISBN: 0-310-93801-5)

About Zondervan Bibles
Zondervan is the world's leading Bible publisher. With a vision to see more people engaging the Bible more, Zondervan produces bestselling study, devotional, reference, text, audio, software, and digital Bibles designed to inspire readers at every age and stage of life. Zondervan holds exclusive North American publishing rights to the New International Version (NIV), which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2008. The NIV, the most popular modern English Bible translation, has more than 300 million copies in print worldwide. Zondervan also publishes Bibles in the TNIV (Today's New International Version), NIrV (New International Reader's Version), KJV (King James Version), NRSV (New Revised Standard Version), NASB (New American Standard Bible), Amplified Bible, and parallel Bibles featuring The Message. Over the past 75 years, Zondervan, a HarperCollins company, has grown to be a global leader in Christian communications through its bestselling Bibles, books, curriculum, children's, and new media products. Visit Zondervan Bibles on the Internet at www.zondervan.com/Bibles
 
Zondervan, a HarperCollins company, is a world leader in Christian communications and the leading Christian publishing brand. For more than 75 years, Zondervan has delivered transformational Christian experiences through general and academic resources by influential leaders and emerging voices, and been honored with more Christian Book Awards than any other publisher. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., with offices in San Diego and Miami, Zondervan conducts events and publishes its bestselling Bibles, books, audio, video, curriculum, software, and digital products through its Zondervan, eZondervan, Zonderkidz, Youth Specialties, Editorial Vida, and National Pastors Convention brands. Zondervan resources are sold worldwide through retail stores, online, and by Zondervan ChurchSource, and are translated into nearly 200 languages in more than 60 countries. Visit Zondervan on the Internet at www.zondervan.com (mobile site: zvan.mobi).