Miracles: Wonders Jesus Worked (Herries Chronicles)

Miracles: Wonders Jesus Worked (Herries Chronicles)

by Mary Hoffman (Author), Mary Hoffman (Author), Jackie Morris (Illustrator)

Synopsis

In this spirited retelling, Mary Hoffman creates nine fascinating stories of Jesus' miracles, written in a simple yet beautiful style. Jackie Morris's vivid illustrations combine to convey the reality of these astonishing happening 2,000 years after they took place. The miracles include: Water into Wine (The marriage at Cana) A Netful of Fish (The miraculous draught of fishes) Weathermaster (Stilling the storm) Through the Roof (The man cured of palsy) The Biggest Picnic in the World (Feeding the five thousand) Is it a Ghost? (Walking on the water) Remote Control (The centurion's servant) Saying Thank-you (The ten lepers) Back From the Dead (The raising of Lazarus)

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 01 Mar 2003

ISBN 10: 0711218145
ISBN 13: 9780711218147
Book Overview: Amazing Grace , by Mary Hoffman, was commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal. An Angel Just Like Me was shortlisted for the 1997 Sheffield Libraries Book Award.

Media Reviews
The complexity of these stories is given powerful expression in Morris's beautifully composed, emotionally charged illustrations. Times Educational Supplement
Author Bio
MARY HOFFMAN is a highly acclaimed journalist and writer who has campaigned against sexism and racism in children's literature since 1971. JACKIE MORRIS grew up in the Cotswolds and studied illustration at Bath Academy. She has worked in magazine publishing and designed greetings cards for Greenpeace, Amnesty International and Oxfam. Her paintings have been exhibited nationally and throughout Australia.