The Wonderful Life of Saint Sergius of Radonezh [Hardcover]

Alvin Alexsi Currier (Author), Nadezda Glazunova (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Bartholomew was a little boy who loved the forest, his family and God. But little Bartholomew was sad, because he couldn't read. One day he went into a forest and found a holy monk who gave him some blessed bread and prayed for him to read.and he did! Bartholomew became the monk Sergius, and soon grew into a holy saint who performed many miracles: a famine was ended through his prayers, a little boy rose from the dead, and a drought was diminished by a miraculous spring that rose up from his intercessions. Read about the life of St. Sergius from the age of seven until his repose several years, and several miracles later. A full-picture book that is beautifully written and illustrated. For ages 4-12.

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About the Author

Alvin Currier is an author, artist, and interpreter of Orthodoxy, traveling widely in Eastern Europe and organizing pilgrimages of mutual encouragement for others to experience Orthodoxy from the inside out. Nadezda Glazunova's work is full of color, life and joy, in a traditional Russian Orthodox style. She graduated from the College of Traditional and Folk Art.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Conciliar Press (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888212241
• ISBN-13: 978-1888212242
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,039,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite and Unique, September 26, 2008

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This review is from: The Wonderful Life of Saint Sergius of Radonezh (Hardcover)

This is a lovely, lovely story that is a true treasure on our bookshelf. First of all, the illustrations are glorious and bright and interesting. It can be difficult to illustrate a quality children's book because there is always the danger of it being too cartoony, or saccharine. But the pictures in this book really do the story justice, giving a somewhat "icon-like" style to a story of an eastern saint.

The story itself is a gem. I love how on the cover it says: "told by Alvin Alexsi Currier"... as if he's simply been entrusted with passing on the tale; he is not the originator. But the beautiful thing is that it is written in a form of prose that reads like an epic ballad. The age range says 4-11 but be forewarned that those on the younger end might get bored with the length of the story (unless they've been raised on good books from the get-go). My 6 year old is fascinated with it. My 4 year old will sit through it, but only because the pictures are lovely and I've been reading to him since Day 1. I don't think he necessarily "gets" the story.

I'm always on the lookout for books that reinforce our morals and Catholic faith (see my listmania) so I was delighted to find this book and I recommend it without hesitation! Enjoy!