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At a time when our children desperately need authentic heroes, Catholic Saints for Children holds up well-known giants of our faith for young readers to be inspired by and imitate. Simple, engaging texts highlight these saints' fascinating lives. Accompanied by memorable watercolor illustrations, each delightful account models heroic love for God. A prayer for the particular gifts for which these saints are known follows each inspirational story. Thirty saints lives in total. Included in this volume: - Blessed Virgin Mary - Joseph - Peter - Paul - Augustine - Genevieve - Benedict - Hildegard of Bingen - Dominic- Francis of Assisi - Louis - Rita - Catherine of Siena - Joan of Arc - Ignatius of Loyola - Teresa of Ávila - Philip Neri - Vincent de Paul - John-Baptist de La Salle - Kateri Tekakwitha - John Vianney - Frédéric Ozanam - John Bosco - Bernadette - Charles de Foucauld - Thérèse, the Little Flower - Maximilian Kolbe - Pier Giorgio Frassati - Mother Teresa - John Paul II