From Joseph's extraordinary adventures in Egypt to David's battle with Goliath, Daniel in the lions' den, and the miracles of Our Lord, Wonder Stories of God's People brings some of the most memorable events of Sacred History vividly to life.
The second volume in Father P. Henry Matimore's Madonna Series, this fourth-grade reader continues the Biblical stories begun in A Child's Garden of Religion Stories. Moving through the later history of God's chosen people, it then turns to the miracles, Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Our Lord, concluding with a selection of stories from the lives of the saints, including St. Ignatius of Antioch, St. Philip Neri, and St. Bernadette of Lourdes.
But Father Matimore intended these books to do more than acquaint children with Sacred History. As a former Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago and professor of Education at Loyola University, he carefully developed each volume to strengthen reading skills alongside religious knowledge. The vocabulary and sentence structure advance with the child's abilities, while the stories themselves encourage a growing appreciation of Divine Providence in the lives of God's people.
And what makes this particular volume especially delightful are its beautiful full-color illustrations by George M. Richards. Rather than sacrifice their beauty to black-and-white reproduction, we have preserved them in color and produced this volume as a handsome hardcover edition—a fitting setting for a book so rich in wonderful stories and splendid artwork.
NOTE: A Child's Garden of Religion Stories is the first volume in Father Matimore's three-volume Madonna Series, a collection of Catholic study readers for grades three through five. Purchase the complete Madonna Series and save 15%!
5.83" x 8.27" hardcover 368 pages
