Francis Woke Up Early

By Josephine Nobisso and Josephine Nobisso BA

Book Overview

While other children's religious titles focus on Saint Francis of Assisi as an adult, few, if any, have concentrated on the early life of the patron saint of animals and the environment. Stunning illustrations punctuate this beautifully told story of Saint Francis as a boy as he communes with nature and treats even the fiercest of animals--a hungry wolf--with the same compassion he would show his grandmother. In a fearless display of courage, tolerance, and understanding, the young Francis makes peace with the wolf, foreshadowing his teachings of harmony with the world around us and man's duty to protect nature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0940112221
• ISBN13: 9780940112223
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Gingerbread House
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.8"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Gorgeous!

Enticing story! Authentic! So good! A wonderful story that is fiction inspired by fact. Gorgeous images with a fun story that had my kids enthralled. Can’t wait to find more like this!