Mother TeresaTwenty-First Century Books, 1999 M01 1 - 112 pages Lerner Publications and the A&E Television Networks have teamed up to create Biography for young readers. With highly accessible text and engaging photographs, this engrossing collection offers in-depth profiles of some of the world's most interesting figures. |
Contents
Agnes | 7 |
Joy like a Compass | 23 |
The Sisters of Loreto | 37 |
Mother Teresa | 55 |
A Mission Grows | 79 |
The Death of a Saint | 101 |
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