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Reviewed on May 1, 2021 | Picture Books
Gr 3–5—Raschka's engaging and expressive watercolors take readers on an adventure examining a towering church full of the images and symbology of many saints. As a child, Raschka explains in the text, he and his mother would explore the visuals of a church and go "saint spotting." The rest of the text focuses on the different saints who might be seen and the symbols that accompany them, which further illuminate their role in the development of the Christian faith. The book relates that the images were an entryway for those who couldn't read to learn the stories of the Bible and the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More