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Mosaic style illustrations accompany this picture book retelling of the legend of Saint Valentine and Valentine's day. Valentine is a gentle Christian doctor living in Rome at the time of the Christian persecutions. He develops a friendship with a blind girl that is cut short when he is arrested by Roman soldier. As he is being taken to prison, he passes the girl's father a note for the girl, which when delivered to her restores her sight., Recounts an incident in the life of St. Valentine, a physician who lived some 200 years after Christ, in which he treated a small child for blindness.
| Size | | Height: | 10.0 in | | Width: | 8.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Stunning mosaics of marbleized and hand-painted paper depict this legend of Valentine," said PW in a starred review. Ages 4-7. (Jan.)
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