How the Children Became Stars: A Family Treasury of Stories, Prayers and Blessings from Around the World [Paperback]

Aaron Zerah (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 159 pages
• Publisher: Sorin Books (July 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893732177
• ISBN-13: 978-1893732179
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,119,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, powerful, enduring, interest, multicultural stories., September 5, 2000

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This review is from: How the Children Became Stars: A Family Treasury of Stories, Prayers and Blessings from Around the World (Paperback)

Aaron Zerah is an Interfaith minister who draws upon the wisdom of the world's great faith traditions to compile fifty-two stories, prayers and blessings from around the world and from a diversity of cultures. How The Children Became Stars is an entertaining and inspiring compendium of Buddhist blessings, Hebrew scriptures, Greek fables, Christian prayers, and more. Included are suggested activities to help families create a forum for discussion and reflections. The engaging text is enhanced with "To Do" lists which offer parents and children practical ways to implement the moral of these wonderful stories within their daily lives. How The Children Became Stars is highly recommended for anyone seeking to instill values and spirituality within their family life with simple, powerful, enduring, interesting, ageless, multicultural stories.