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Across a Dark and Wild Sea
By Brown, Don
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76131-534-6 978-0-76132-415-7
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2002
Gr 3-6 A lyrical picture-book biography of Columcille, or St. Columba, an Irish monk of the sixth century. In an age in which books were a rarity and few people were literate, Columcille was "Prince, scribe, monk, [and] bard." Brown describes his subject's fascination with a rare book of Bible psalms and his secret vow to make an illegal copy. The High King declared that the duplicate manuscript was the property ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2002
Based on the Irish legend of Columcille, Don Brown's latest picture-book biography emphasizes the love of books and learning that helped preserve Western civilization during the Dark Ages. According to traditional sources, Columcille, an Irish prince turned scribe, and then monk, loved the copying of books, which eventually brought him into confrontation with Finnian, a monastery schoolmaster. Finnian, proud of owning a unique book of psalms, refused to let Columcille copy it. Columcille defied him, the High King declared that...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
