Mother Teresa: Sister to the Poor (Women of Our Time) [Mass Market Paperback]

Patricia Reilly Giff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 5, 1987 | Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Women of Our Time

A biography emphasizing the early years of the nun who is world renowned for her work with the poor, sick, and uneducated in India and in other parts of the world.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The story of the Nobel Peace prizewinner, eloquently told. Ages 711.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-8 Giff's account of the 1977 Nobel Prize winner differs from at least five other juvenile titles issued since 1981 because Giff showsespecially to non-Catholic readersthe religious background that led her to join nuns in Calcutta and to serve the poorest of the poor in the world's most crowded slums. Giff uses short sentences, wisely selected anecdotes and pronunciation helps as she shows that one individual can change the world by helping the nearest person because she sees God in everyone. A significant contribution is the mention of the Sisters' respect for each child's Hindu, Muslim or Christian faith in education and marriage rites. One questionable statement is that children "hardly ever washed," which conflicts with ritual Hindu cleansing. Lewin's realistic acrylic and wash street scenes are dramatic but lack the impact of photographs. Leigh's Mother Teresa (Bookwright Pr, 1986) has similar wording and color photos and illustrations that have a stronger impact, but it underestimates the size of the slum population. Mother Teresa's motives could confuse American young people, but both Leigh and Giff express them in Mother Teresa's own words, words that illuminate a face wrinkled from caring and hands roughened from ministering to the closest one. Pat Harrington, Phoenix Public Library
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (May 5, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140322256
• ISBN-13: 978-0140322255
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,911,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Patricia Reilly Giff is the author of many beloved books for children, including the Newbery Honor books, Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods. She lives in Trumbull, Connecticut.