Who Was Mother Teresa
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Who Was Mother Teresa
By (Author) Jim Gigliotti
By (author) Who HQ
Illustrated by David Groff
Grosset and Dunlap
Grosset and Dunlap
15th January 2017
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage: Social issues / topics
271.97
Physical Properties
Paperback
112
Width 137mm, Height 194mm, Spine 6mm
102g
Description
Born a humble girl in what is now Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu lived a charitable life. She pledged herself to a religious order at the age of 18 and chose the name Sister Teresa, after the patron saint of missionaries. While teaching in India, where famine and violence had devastated the poor, Teresa shed her habit and walked the streets of Calcutta tending to the needs of the destitute. Her charity work soon expanded internationally, and her name remains synonymous with compassion and devotion to the poor.
Author Bio
Jim Gigliotti is a freelance writer based in Southern California. A former editor at the National Football League, he has written more than 50 books for all ages. His writing credits include biographies for young readers on Olympian Jesse Owens and baseball star Roberto Clemente.
