
Talking to God
Prayers for Children from the World's Religions
Demi(Author)
Wisdom Tales (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2017
Book
Hardback
36 pages
978-1-937786-69-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this beautifully illustrated book of short prayers from major world religions, award-winning author Demi shows children the great value of talking to God. Here they will find many time-honored favorites, including prayers of praise, prayers of petition, prayers of gratitude, and prayers of blessing. Taking readers on a fascinating journey across the globe, Demi's stunning illustrations celebrate the life of prayer shared by all the world's religions. Moving from King Solomon's Temple and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem to St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice to the Delhi Mosque and the River Ganges in India; from North America to Central Africa to China and Japaneach exciting new illustration transports readers to a holy destination where they can experience the religion's life of prayer directly at its source. Religions featured are Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shintoism, American Plains Indian, and Central African. Also included are an author's preface and an informative appendix with helpful notes on the prayers and illustrations.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
World Wisdom Books
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
24 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 262 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-937786-69-4 (9781937786694)
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E-Book
09/2017
Simon + Schuster LLC
€9.88
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Person
Demi is the award-winning author of over 130 bestselling children's books, including Light Another Candle: The Story and Meaning of Hanukkah, Make Noise, Make Merry: The Story and Meaning of Purim, Jesus, Mary, Saint Francis of Assisi, Muhammad, Rumi, The Fantastic Adventures of Krishna, Buddha, and The Legend of Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching. Her titles have sold over half a million copies. The Empty Pot was selected by former First Lady Barbara Bush as one of the books to be read on the ABC Radio Network Program Mrs. Bush's Story Time, sponsored by the Children's Literacy Initiative. Demi's book Gandhi was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and received an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award. In addition, she represented the United States at the First International Children's Book Conference in Beijing, China. She lives with her husband in Yarrow Point, WA.