{"product_id":"catholic-stories-for-boys-and-girls-volume-1-hardcover","title":"Catholic Stories for Boys and Girls, Volume 1 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatholic Nuns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBegin your family's reading adventures with Catholic Stories for Boys and Girls, Volume I! In this first volume of the four-part series read: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"The Best Deed\"--A class of Confirmation students who are challenged to find a remarkable deed to perform within the next week. To try and win the prize statue, one girl decides to give up candy, but her encounters with a dying man at her father's hospital allow her to perform the most remarkable deed of all: helping another earn his salvation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"The Wreath of Flowers\"-- Angelo's devotion to the rosary helps himself and others-- both physically and spiritually-- throughout his whole life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Pedro of the Water Jars\"-- As an explorer with Christopher Columbus in 1492, young Pedro journeys to the New World to find a new home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"The Little Dove of Our Lady\"--This story tells about the childhood of St. Catherine Laboure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"The Great Gift of Our Lady\"--Continuing from the previous one, The Great Gift of Our Lady tells about St. Catherine when she is a fully professed nun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Black Robe\"--See the dangers St. Isaac Jogues bravely faces to save souls in the wilderness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Written to be read aloud for the entire family's entertainment, \u003ci\u003eCatholic Stories for Boys \u0026amp; Girls\u003c\/i\u003e offers four volumes each holding a handful of happy and courageous stories, compiled and written by Catholic nuns in the 1930's. \u003ci\u003eCatholic Stories for Boys and Girls\u003c\/i\u003e appeals to the whole family by using simple vocabulary to engage children but also providing well-developed plots to captivate adults' interest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each story highlights a different virtue, and, to reinforce the virtue, every chapter closes with a two-line rhyming verse that provides both a chapter summary and a pithy message, all underlining the books' main theme--the Church gives life to the soul through grace. Excellent when read by children-- even better when read to children by parents and older siblings-- these timeless stories show the reward of virtue by the wondrous events that occur when one is generous with God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As taken from the front cover of the book, the stories herein are republished in the hope that in a small way the Faith, Culture and Tradition of the Holy Roman Catholic Church may be preserved for our most prized possession, our children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Our prayer for these books is the same as Baltimore's first Archbishop, the Most Reverend Michael J. Curley, prayed when these books were first published: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"May our Divine Lord bless each boy and girl who reads these stories, as well as every one who helps to place them in their hands.\"\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 138\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7.11 x 4.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47652820156637,"sku":"9780911845464","price":18.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/IQyhk4Af5A9780911845464.webp?v=1773891369","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/catholic-stories-for-boys-and-girls-volume-1-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}