The Man Who Loved Books

By Jean Fritz

Book Overview

Basing her narrative on legendary material, the author has told the story of the sixth-century Irish saint Columba. . . . The telling is direct and spirited, lilting and sensitively balanced, encompassing the bardic and the royal traditions of ancient Ireland as well as the joyful zeal of the saint.--The Horn Book.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039961284X
• ISBN13: 9780399612848
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Pictorial summary of a human St. Columba

There are over 6 pages to this book which gives a very human understanding of how he became a missionary to Scotland and, indeed, how much he loved books. It is filled with wonderful pictures and is appropriate for children as a learning tool for growing in integrity and righting wrongs.