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Just before dawn on Saturday the 9th of December 1531, Juan Diego was on his way to Mass near Mexico City. He came to a hill known as Tepeyac just as day broke. He could hear the singing of many beautiful birds, but then the singing suddenly stopped. As he looked towards the top of the hill, he heard someone calling his name. He was amazed to see a beautiful lady. Her clothes glimmered like, the sun and her brilliance, made the rocks and plants sparkle...

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was, one of the most remarkable and influential women of her time. Blessed with an astonishing array of talents, she was at once a mystic, theologian, scientist, doctor, nutritionist, composer, writer, linguist, and artist. Born to a noble family in Mainz, Germany, Hildegard entered a Benedictine monastery and went on to become abbess of a thriving community near Bingen. From a young age, she received extraordinary...

Ping, a painter of dragons--of which he is secretly afraid--is challenged to seek the truth, find the truth, and dare to be true.

A biography of Joan of Arc.

A biography of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, who spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India.

A young girl acquires the qualities of the miraculous phoenix--wisdom, clear sight, generosity, and right judgment--by practicing drawing the mythical bird.

Chronicles the life and travels of Zheng He, the Chinese naval commander of the Ming dynasty who led the world's largest fleet of ships and brought peaceful trade to Asia and Africa.

Introduces Muhammad and the basic tenets of the Islamic faith.

In this traditional Chinese tale, a poor man receives a treasure of gold and discovers the true value of simple pleasures.

Presents, in rhymed text and illustrations (some of them on fold-out pages), a gallery of dragons and other mythical creatures.