New_International_Reader's_Version
New International Reader's Version
English translation of the Bible
The New International Reader's Version (NIrV) is a translation of the Bible in contemporary English. Translated by the International Bible Society (now Biblica) following a similar philosophy as the New International Version (NIV), but written in a simpler form of English, this version seeks to make the Bible more accessible for children and people who have difficulty reading English, such as non-native English speakers. The authors describe it as a special edition of the NIV written at a third grade reading level.[2]
Zondervan and HarperCollins published a children's version of this text in 2011,[3] targeted at four to seven year olds and featuring the characters of the Berenstain Bears.[4]