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Brother sun, sister moon
the life and stories of St. Francis
By Mayo, Margaret & Malone, Peter
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-31656-466-3
- Publisher
- Boston, MA : Little, Brown, and Co., c2000.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2000
Gr 1-5 A highly readable and aesthetically appealing portrait of St. Francis of Assisi. Eleven chapters subtly suggest a distinction between life and legend. Mayo begins with biography and proceeds with the well-known stories of how Francis tamed a wolf, talked to the birds, and organized the first living cr che. These are followed by lesser-known tales, a simplified version of The Canticle of Brother Sun, information about the canonization, and the 1997 earthquake that destroyed much of the Basilica of San Francesco. Malone's paintings combine eleme...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
