In the beginning, there was nothing but God—no sun, no dirt, no animals, and no people!  God did something that no person could ever do.  He made the world out of nothing.
     First, God created the heavens and the earth.  Water covered the earth, and it was dark.  God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.  God saw that the light was good.  God called the light “day,” and He called the darkness “night.”  That was the first day.
     On the second day, God made the sky.  On the third day, He gathered the water on earth into oceans.  Now there was dry land.  God made all kinds of plants and trees, and He saw that it was all good.
     On the fourth day, God put the sun in the sky for daytime and the moon and stars for night. God looked at what He made, and God saw that it was good.  On the fifth day, God made animals that swim in the water.  He made birds that fly in the sky.  God saw that His creation was good.
     On the sixth day, God made animals that live on earth.  He made wild animals and animals that crawl and animals that can help people.  God saw that what He made was good.
     The last thing God created was the most special of all.  Finally, God made people.  The people would take care of the earth God made.  They would take care of the plants and animals.  God took dust from the ground and made a man.  He breathed into the man, and the man became alive.  The man’s name was Adam.
     God made a garden and put the man there to work in the garden and take care of it.  God grew trees for the man to have food.  But God did not want Adam to be alone, so He caused Adam to fall asleep.  God took a rib from Adam and made a woman to be his helper and wife.  Her name was Eve.
     God loved Adam and Eve, and He took care of them.  God saw all He had made, and it was very good.  On the seventh day, God rested.