Saint Pope John Paul ll : religious leader and humanitarian / by Judy Dodge Cummings ; content consultant, Dr. Massimo Faggioli.
Material type:
TextSeries: Essential livesPublisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2016]Description: 112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1624038956
- 9781624038952
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | John Paul II C971 | Available | 33111008067882 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This biography examines the remarkable life of Saint Pope John Paul II using easy-to-read, compelling text. Through striking historical and contemporary images and photographs and informative sidebars, readers will learn about Saint Pope John Paul II's family background, childhood, education, inspirational work as a Roman catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope, and his canonization. Informative sidebars enhance and support the text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts page, glossary, bibliography, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index.
Chapter 1. A smoky sky -- chapter 2. Son of Poland -- chapter 3. Faith forged by war -- chapter 4. Rise through the church -- chapter 5. A pope for the modern age -- chapter 6. Confrontations and victory -- chapter 7. Trouble in the second decade -- chapter 8. The final years.
This biography examines the remarkable life of Saint Pope John Paul II. Readers will learn about Saint Pope John Paul II's family background, childhood, education, inspirational work as a Roman Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope, and his canonization.