Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• Audience: Younger
• Genre: Religion

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  Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert

  By Garu D. Schmidt, David Diaz (Illustrator)

  Capturing both historical fact and legend, “Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert” is the illustrated biography of the first African-heritage saint of the Américas. Diaz's luminous mixed-media illustrations complement and expand the story.  Diaz expertly uses color, perspective and contrast to portray Martín's gentle spirit and miraculous abilities.

  • Nonfiction, Religion
  • Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2013 (Medal Winner)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780547612188
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  Osnat and Her Dove: The True Story of the World's First Female Rabbi

  By Sigal Samuel (Author), Vali Mintzi (Illustrator)

  Lore surrounding the life of Osnat Barzani enhances this picture-book biography of the first female rabbi, who lived in seventeenth-century Iraq.

  • Nonfiction, Religion
  • Notable Children's Books 2022
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781646140374
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  Standing in the Need of Prayer

  By Carole Boston Weatherford (Author, Narrator)

  This retelling of the classic spiritual incorporates struggles and triumphs of African American history and is presented in a careful, authentic, and dynamic way by the author. Accented throughout by deliberately selected background music, the text is elevated when the author sings at the conclusion of the book in a beautifully personal way.

  • Fiction, History, Religion, Audiobook, African American
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2023
  • Middle, Younger
  • ISBN: 9780593613702