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The amazing paper cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen

1994
Reveals that Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen was also a gifted artist whose paper cuttings, photographs of which are included here, were as innovative as his stories and gave great pleasure to the people around him.

Footwork

the story of Fred and Adele Astaire
2007
Illustrations and easy-to-follow text describe Fred Astaire's humble dancing beginnings and the years he spent dancing with his sister, Adele.

Going solo

1988
Recounts his experiences as a young man working in Africa for Shell Oil through his time as a pilot with the RAF.

Jesus of Nazareth

teacher and prophet
2001
Uses material from the biblical gospels, accounts from contemporaries, and the research of biblical scholars to explore the life of Jesus of Nazareth, the founder of Christianity.

Mamphela Ramphele

challenging Apartheid in South Africa
2000
A biography of Mamphela Ramphele, a woman who, as a medical doctor, teacher, anthropologist, and advisor to the Mandela government, challenged the racial and gender-based inequities in South Africa.

The man who created Narnia

the story of C.S. Lewis
1996
The life of the scholar and author who wrote the Chronicles of Narnia for children and other stories which all have an underlying foundation in Christianity.

The glorious impossible

1990
Describes the life of Jesus Christ and presents twenty-four paintings showing scenes from the life of Christ by the fourteenth-century Italian artist Giotto.

Jacques Cousteau

a life under the sea
2008
A biography of the life of ocean explorer and scientist, Jacques Cousteau, who spent his life exploring the oceans.

The life of Jesus

2003
Introduces the life of Jesus as rendered by renowned artists, focusing on the symbolism found in such paintings as Raphael's "The Transfiguration of Christ" and da Vinci's "The Last Supper.".

Between two worlds

a story about Pearl Buck
1988
A biography of Pearl Buck, discussing her childhood as the daughter of American missionaries in China, and looking at how her relationship to two worlds influenced her writing and led to her winning both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes for litearture.

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