St. Francis of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi - from Lives of the Saints by Rev. Alban Butler (1894)

Saint Francis

Author(s):

Nikos Kazantzakis

Copyright:

1962

Publisher:

Loyola Press

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Additional notes:

Introduction by John Michael Talbot

Reviewed by:

Nancy Carpentier Brown

First reviewed:

12-5-05

Saint Francis of Assisi

Author(s):

G.K. Chesterton

Binding:

Softcover

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Setting:

Grade / Age level:

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Perspective:

Catholic

Additional notes:

This book is available in numerous editions - including one from Ignatius Press which also includes Chesterton's book on St. Thomas Aquinas.

Reviewed by:

Alicia Van Hecke

First reviewed:

3-1-2007

Francis and Clare

Saints of Assisi

Book cover: 'Francis and Clare: Saints of Assisi'

Author(s):

Helen Walker Homan

Number of pages:

187 pages

Copyright:

1956

Publisher:

Ignatius Press

Binding:

Sewn Softcover

Subject(s):

Setting:

High Middle Ages

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I've been reading a number of the Vision Books aloud to my five year old daughter and she seems to like each one more than the last. The story of Saint Francis is both uplifting and enjoyable, due to the many humorous events captured in the story. The book is also informative enough to be interesting to older children and even adults (I had never read a full-length book about St. Francis).

Perspective:

Catholic

Reviewed by:

Alicia Van Hecke

First reviewed:

1998-99