The Miracle Child
a story from Ethiopia
by Elizabeth Laird · 1985
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Retells the life of a thirteenth-century Ethiopian who performed many miracles for his people, such as feeding the hungry during a famine and raising the dead to life. Illustrated with paintings from an eighteenth-century illuminated manuscript.
Christian saintsSaintsJuvenile literatureBiographyEthiopian settingAfrican settingEnglish authorNew York Times reviewedFriendship, fictionChildren's fiction