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Dorothy Day
Maura D. Shaw
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Description for Dorothy Day
Hardback. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: YNR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 228 x 181 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
This colourful book introduces you to the world of Dorothy Day one of the most amazing people of the twentieth century. You will be inspired as you learn about Day's life from her efforts to further peace and equality as a young woman, to her work helping the hungry and homeless with food shelter and unconditional love, transmitting her belief that we all have the power to make the world a better place. Dorothy Day was a woman of great determination and equally great faith. In young adulthood she lived a life of radical political activism. At thirty she converted to Roman Catholicism and spent the next half-century helping the hungry and homeless with food, shelter and unconditional love. Through historically accurate illustrations and photographs, inspiring age-appropriate activities and Dorothy Day's own words, this biography introduces a remarkable person to children in a way they can understand and enjoy. It includes resources for parents and teachers a list of important words to know and a calendar of important events in Dorothy Day's life. Ages 4-8
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jewish Lights Publishing United States
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
Woodstock, United States
ISBN
9781594730115
SKU
V9781594730115
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Maura D. Shaw
Maura D. Shaw is the author of several books for young readers, including the award-winning Ten Amazing People: And How They Changed the World (SkyLight Paths); the historical novel Owl's Journey and Gandhi: India's Great Soul. Her nondenominational handbook of Earth-honoring activities for parents and children, Celebrating the Great Mother, is popular with families and groups. Stephen Marchesi has created numerous drawings for textbooks, magazines and picture books, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington; Meet Abraham Lincoln; Mary McLeod Bethune: Voice of Black Hope and Mars: The Red Planet. A graduate of Pratt Institute, his books have been on the Children's Book Council bestsellers list and on the Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year lists.
Reviews for Dorothy Day
This story demonstates how one person's life is worth more than anyone can imagine. Readers are gifted with a clear scope and sequence of the life of Dorothy Day—a person that made a world of difference. She grew up when times were tough and did not always have a lot to eat. As an adult, she felt that helping other people should be a focus for all. Besides feeding others and starting a newspaper called The Catholic Worker she took on challenges to fight for women's rights. This well-written and easy to follow text presents readers with the opportunityto delve into Day's world and understand how important her life work really was. Text is broken into several informative sections, which progress in a chronological manner. Black and white photos accompany text and effectively createan overall feeling of hard times—during which Day made a difference. Three special sections in the book tells young readers how they can publish their own newspaper, help curb world hunger and create artwork to represent a loving heart. These activities allow the reader to experience some of the same things that Dorothy Day did, thereby bringing her life to their level. A two page, easy-to-read timeline and a glossaryround out the book. Put this and others from the "Spiritual Biographies for Young Readers" series, in school, church or home libraries to allow children to read about significant role models.
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Children's Literature
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Children's Literature