Mother Teresa: Her Mission to Serve God by Caring for the Poor (People Who Have Helped the World)

Gray, Charlotte

ISBN 10: 1555328164 ISBN 13: 9781555328160

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub, 1988

Synopsis

A biography of the nun who founded the Missionary Sisters and Brothers of Charity, gained wide recognition for her work with the destitute and dying in Calcutta and elsewhere, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8 The authors have attempted to reveal both the saintliness and humanness of these three people. The biographies give a brief account of the subject's early life, but are developed enough to satisfy readers as to the reasons that Father Damien, Mother Theresa, and Gandhi pursued their "calling." The text reads easily; however, the use of the vernacular detracts from the expository text, i.e., "Mother Teresa soon sent them packing"; "Indian National Congress was a group of middle-class wind bags." One hopes that the use of photographs from the film Gandhi will not cause readers to wonder if the text has been embellished from the media. The crispness and vividness of the color photographs is uneven but does not detract from the overall quality of the books. The pictures reproduced from old black-and-white photographs, although grainy, speckled, and occasionally blurred, reinforce the reality and authenticity of the text. Lydia Champlin, Beachwood City Schools, Ohio
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 1555328164
• ISBN 13: 9781555328160
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 68