What did you learn about the Puritans in school growing up? What I remember learning is that the Puritans were the people who came over on the Mayflower searching for religious freedom because there was religious persecution in England. And that's about all I remember learning. I learned a lot more about the Puritans this week because of a children's book I read. The book I read is Simonetta Carr's book on John Owen, a Puritan theologian, from her set of Christian biographies for young readers. The cover of this book is inviting and might make you think that this is a picture book about John Owen, which it is not. This book is a solid biography for young readers in grades 3-6. It is formatted wonderfully, especially for this age group. The font size and type as well as the background on each page is beautifully done. The book is very easy to read because of the formatting. The younger readers may have some difficulty reading ...