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Thanks to the prayers and good example of his young wife, Clothilde, the fierce barbarian Clovis experienced a miraculous conversion on the field of battle and became a Christian in 496, forever changing the destiny of France.Sku: 9781586174736
Saint Clothilde: The First Christian Queen Of France Tells Her Story
By: Blandine Male, Helene Fabe-Henriet$13.50 -
At age fifteen, Robert Bellarmine, a youth with an eager mind and a gift for words, enrolls in a new school run by the young order of Jesuits who have just arrived in his Italian hilltop town. This biography for young readers paints a picture of St. Robert Bellarmine—later proclaimed a Doctor of the Church—as a man of intellect and generosity, steadily serving God in humble and exalted positions alike.Sku: 9781932350951
Saint Robert
By: M. K. Richardson$16.95 -
This is the first complete work on the life of Bach ever written for children. Every important incident is mentioned and every detail of the story is true.Sku: 9780974650517
Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia
By: Opal Wheeler$20.95 -
During France’s days of turmoil in the 1790s, thirteen-year-old Simon Bruté, helping hide priests from the guillotine, little imagines the path his ardent soul will travel. When the Reign of Terror calms down, Bruté goes to Paris; he wins honors at the College of Medicine. But now responding to a deeper hunger, the young man shifts, enters a seminary and becomes a priest. When the missionary call to the frontier comes in 1834, it seems too late. But Fr Bruté responds with all his soul and becomes the first bishop of Vincennes, Indiana. A living legend, Bruté’s tireless and loving zeal kindles hearts wherever he goes. Today his Cause for Canonization is being actively advanced.Sku: 9781932350869
Simon Brute and the Western Adventure
By: Elizabeth Bartelme$20.95 -
From the time he was a small boy in Vermont, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal...Sku: 9780395861622
Snowflake Bentley
By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin$23.99 -
Hungarian Princess Jadwiga (Yahd VEE gah) has been prepared from birth to put the peace and prosperity of nations above her own desires. Betrothed in 1378 at the age of five to Prince William of Austria, their education has included spending time in each other’s court for careful training as future rulers. When the balance of power in Central Europe unexpectedly shifts, the Council from faraway Poland demands that Jadwiga become their monarch.Sku: 9781932350739
So Young a Queen: Jadwiga of Poland
By: Lois Mills$21.95 -
Caldecott Honor winner Sweet mixes E.B. White’s personal letters, photos, and family ephemera with her own exquisite artwork to tell the story of this literary icon.Sku: 9780358137290
Some Writer!
By: Melissa Sweet$15.99 -
This is a compelling and inspiring look at spiritual beliefs that influenced some of the world's greatest composers, now revised and expanded with eight additional composers.Sku: 9780310208068
Spiritual Lives of Great Composers
By: Patrick Kavanough$19.99 -
This picture book biography is about Rachel Carson, the iconic environmentalist who fought to keep the sounds of nature from going silent.Sku: 9781626728196
Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement
By: Stephanie Roth Sisson$25.99 -
St. Thomas More comes to life in this biography from the acclaimed "Vision Books" series of saints for youth 9 - 16 years old. Raised in the London of the late 1400's, Thomas was a bright student eager for knowledge. When serving as a page for Cardinal Morton, the Archbishop of Canterbury noticed his bright wit and sent him to Oxford. There young Thomas became a scholar and later one of the greatest lawyers in England. Going on to serve his King, he soon became one of Henry VIII's most trusted advisors. But then the unthinkable happened.Sku: 9780898709322
St. Thomas More of London
By: Elizabeth Ince$17.50 -
Jackie Robinson was a great athlete, but his destiny went far beyond the baseball diamond. As the first black man to play in the all-white baseball leagues, he was a symbol of courage, hope, and unity for all black and white Americans, and for people throughout the world.Sku: 9780590425605
Stealing Home: The Story of Jackie Robinson
By: Barry Denenberg$8.50 -
Sample Behind the gentle sadness of such songs as Old Black Joe, My Old Kentucky Home and Old Folks At Home, lies the dreaming, home-loving spirit of the man who wrote them—Stephen Collins Foster. There is much more in this book than the engaging story of the young Stephen Foster, and his music. In this appealing, sensitive biography of the composer whose folk songs are our common heritage, is told one of the real stories of our own America.Sku: 9781933573182
Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray
By: Opal Wheeler$20.95 -
Performing Miracles. Facing Wild Lions. Confronting Demons. Transforming the World. From Augustine to Mother Teresa, officially canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta, discover seventy of the best-known and best-loved saints and read their riveting stories.Sku: 9780761193272
Stories of the Saints
By: Carey Wallace$35.99 -
Short biographies featuring some of histories most accomplished musicians. Every story is accompanied by a painting or photo of the musician featured.Sku: 9781922348579
Story Lives of Master Musicians
By: Harriette Brower$19.50 – $47.50 -
The real-life, classic story of a dyslexic girl and the teacher who would not let her fail. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age.Sku: 9780399257629
Thank You, Mr. Falker
By: Patricia Polacco$21.99 -
Be inspired by these 28 stories of missionaries who spread the message of Jesus Christ.
The Book of Missionary Heroes
By: Basil Mathews$17.95 – $32.50