Miracle of the Poinsettia/Milagro De LA Flor De Nochebuena: A Retelling
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Book Overview
Brian Cavanaugh, popular best selling author of Paulist Press's Sower's Seeds series, as well as of his own monthly "quoteletter" of inspirational and motivating stories, Apple Seeds, now brings readers a beautiful children's Christmas story, The Miracle of the Poinsettia. What makes this story special is its bilingual presentation, in English and Spanish, on opposite pages. The Miracle of the Poinsettia is a retelling of a traditional Mexican legend--a small girl has no gift to give the Christ child at the Christmas Eve procession. She gathers up weeds from the roadside and because she give them from her heart, they are miraculously topped with glorious red flowers. Vividly illustrated in full color, this charming bilingual book will capture the hearts of children, as well as adults who read it to them. It is also a splendid resource for children's and family ministry, ESL programs, and schools with Spanish-speaking children. +
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0809166879
ISBN13:9780809166879
Release Date:September 2001
Publisher:Paulist Press
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.99 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 10.0" x 9.8"
Age Range:4 to 8 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3
Customer Reviews
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A celebration of Catholic Christmas in Latin America
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I have read this remarkable book, both in English and Spanish to my little children since they were babies. The illustrations are rustic and colorful, drawing people of all ages into the story. The Spanish used in the book is simple, yet beautiful -- fairly easy for the bilingual child to understand. The story causes one to recall the awe of God and his tremendous gift of Jesus to the world. It reminds us that, no matter how poor we might be, we are all called to bring Jesus to one another. This book is so dramatically illustrated that we use it on our Advent/Christmas altar as a backdrop to the various Nativity scenes we arrange there. BRAVO!!!
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