The Man Who Loved Books
by Jean Fritz
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A brief biography of the Irish saint who was known for his love of books and his missionary work throughout Scotland.Tags
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There is a lot packed into this picture book biography of Columba, an Irish saint. It's an interesting story, but I wonder who the intended audience is. Though it's a picture book, with some pretty remarkable illustrations, I don't see a child being interested in sitting still long enough to listen to (or read) even just one of these text-heavy pages.
I love stories like this, where history meets legend and quality storytelling.
This was a library sale find, and at first I thought it would go to my Little Free Library, but instead I think I'll hold onto this one for a while.
This was a library sale find, and at first I thought it would go to my Little Free Library, but instead I think I'll hold onto this one for a while.
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Jean Fritz was born in Hankow, China on November 16, 1915. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Wheaton College in 1937. She wrote picture books and historical fiction before focusing on historical nonfiction. Her first book, Bunny Hopewell's First Spring, was published in 1954. Her other books included And Then What Happened, Paul show more Revere?; Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?; Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?; Shh! We're Writing the Constitution; Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold; Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?; Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock?; The Double Life of Pocahontas; and George Washington's Mother. Homesick: My Own Story, a collection of linked narratives, traces her life from her girlhood in China to her longed-for yet uneasy passage to America. It won a National Book Award and was named a Newbery Honor Book. She received the Regina Medal by the Catholic Library Association, the National Humanities Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and the Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature for her body of work. She died on May 14, 2017 at the age of 101. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Man Who Loved Books
- People/Characters
- Saint Columba
- Dedication
- To Bill and Bea - J.F.
For my friend Tomie - T.S.H. - First words
- Long ago in Ireland there lived a man named Columba who loved books.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He died in the middle of copying a sentence.
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- Genre
- Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 270.2 — Religion History of Christianity History, geographic treatment, biography of Christianity Period of ecumenic councils; Centralization (325-787)
- LCC
- BX4700 .C7 .F74 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Christian Denominations Christian Denominations Catholic Church Biography and portraits Individual Saints
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- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.08)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 1
