Saint Francis and the Nativity
Myrna A. Strasser
- “At
- that
- moment,
- Brother
- Francis
- laid
- a
- figure
- of
- baby
- Jesus
- in
- the
- manger
- bed.”Where
- did
- the
- tradition
- of
- displaying
- a
- manger
- scene
- come
- from?
- Find
- out
- in
- Saint
- Francis
- and
- the
- Nativity,
- an
- engaging
- story
- that
- weaves
- together
- the
- history
- of
- the
- first
- nativity
- with
- the
- fictional
- story
- of
- Mario,
- a
- young
- shepherd
- boy,
- who
- helps
- Saint
- Francis
- of
- Assisi
- find
- a
- way
- to
- visually
- display
- the
- true
- meaning
- of
- Christmas.Children
- will
- love
- the
- beautiful
- illustrations
- and
- the
- suggested
- family
- activities
- that
- accompany
- this
- sweet story.
