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Shoemaker Martin
based on a story by Leo Tolstoy
By Hanhart, Brigitte & Tolstoy, Leo & Watts, Bernadette
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80500-040-5
- Publisher
- New York : North-South Books : 1986.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 1987
K-Gr 4 Based on Tolstoy's haunting yet heartwarming tale, "Where Love Is, There God Is Also," this adaptation is true to the original story in both content and tone. Martin, a poor Russian shoemaker, thinks Jesus might visit him. While watching and waiting to greet the special visitor, Martin sees the street sweeper, who needs warmth and a cup of hot tea, and invites him in; he observes a young mother and child who need warm clothing and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
