saint

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The reluctant dragon

1988
The boy who finds the dragon in the cave knows it is a kindly, harmless one, but how can he convince the frightened villagers and especially St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern?.

St. Patrick's Day

1994
Tells how St. Patrick's Day became a holiday, how it is celebrated, and offers two activity projects to go along with the holiday.

St. Patrick's Day

1992
Describes the celebration of Saint Patrick's Day which honors the patron saint of Ireland.

The reluctant dragon

2004
Presents a retelling of Kenneth Grahame's classic story in which Jack, aware that the fire-breathing dragon living near his home is really a gentle, poetic soul, must find a way to convince St. George the dragonslayer, as well as the villagers, that there is nothing to fear.

The song of the Magdalene

1998
Tells the story of Miriam, a young girl being raised by her widowed father in ancient Israel, who grows up to be Mary Magdalene.

Poisoned honey

a story of Mary Magdalene
2010
Mariamne, a young girl from Magdala who knows little of the world, grows up to learn how to escape to the spirit world and control her fate before becoming the close follower of Jesus Christ known as Mary Magdalene.

The reluctant dragon

2004
In this illustrated, abridged version of the original, the boy who finds the dragon in the cave knows it is a kindly, harmless one, but how can he convince the frightened villagers and, especially, St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern?.

Saint Patrick and the peddler

1997
When a poor Irish peddler follows the instructions given to him by Saint Patrick in a dream, his life is greatly changed. Includes background on Saint Patrick and on the origin of the story.

St. Jerome and the lion

1991
An illustrated retelling of the legend of Saint Jerome and the lion that he sheltered in his monastery.

The Saint of Dragons

2004
After a lonely childhood at the Lighthouse School for Boys, thirteen-year-old Simon learns that he is descended from a medieval dragonslayer, and that his father needs his help to face the last of these evil monsters.

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