The Living Nativity: The Story of St. Francis and the Christmas Manger

by David Haidle and Helen C. Haidle

Book Overview

The award-winning author and illustrator of "The Candymaker's Gift" tell the story of how the tradition of the living nativity began. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1562925377
• ISBN13: 9781562925376
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Honor Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A little boy discovers what Christmas really means!

This well-written book will touch the hearts of children and grown-ups alike. The story is about the first time in history that the nativity is reenacted by people, animals, in a stable, etc. The story and artwork took me back in time, and I felt like I was there with St. Francis and the villagers of Greccio. I highly recommend the book, mostly because the writer charms the reader with a little boy, Antonio, who learns about the nativity when St. Francis asks him to build a manger. It's a delightful book -- get one for every child (of any age) you know!