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Saint Francis and the Wolf
Saint Francis was born in 1182, the son of a wealthy merchant. After a swashbuckling youth in Assisi, he had a change of faith and decided to live the life that he ascribed to Jesus, one of poverty and abstinence. He gave away everything he owned. His father disowned him. But over the years he drew to himself a substantial following of men and women and died revered and be...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
April 1st 2007
by David R. Godine Publisher
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"With a smooth storyteller's pacing and an eye for kid-friendly detail. . . children especially will gravitate to this story and its elements of suspense. . . [T:]he young friar's Dr. Dolittle-like communication with animals also holds much appeal. . . [Plume's:] delicate lines and sunny watercolor palette depict the flourishing flora, fauna and stone dwellings of the Italian countryside."
— Publishers Weekly
— Publishers Weekly
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Langton was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She studied astronomy at Wellesley College and the University of Michigan, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1944. She received an M.A. in art history from the University of Michigan in 1945, and another M.A. from Radcliffe College in 1948. She studied at the Boston Museum School from 1958 to 1959.
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