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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780310713272 ISBN: 0310713277 Label: Zonderkidz Manufacturer: Zonderkidz Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: October 01, 2007 Publisher: Zonderkidz Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Zonderkidz Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The day before Christmas, Nick isn’t too thrilled about being dragged along for last-minute shopping with his dad. He’s too excited about what he’ll get for Christmas this year. While Nick waits for his father, he overhears a store Santa, who tells the legend of Saint Nicholas. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Learning about Christmas Spirit and LoreIf you're trying to instill the spirit of giving in your child, and you'd like to teach them a little big about Christmas lore, "The Legend of St. Nicholas" by Dandi Daley Mackall is a great choice. Prolific Christian children's book author Mackall offers up this tale not in her famous rhyme, but in straight prose. She begins by introducing us to an older boy named Nick, who is grumpily Christmas shopping with his father. Although he's supposed to be buying his brothers gifts, Nick finds ... Read More Rating: - The new Classic!We focused on this book last Christmas and can't wait to read it as a family this Christmas. It's now part of our tradition. This is an absolutely wonderful retelling of the best parts of the life of Saint Nicholas. Rating:  - nice and simple perfect for childrenThis story of Saint Nicholas is simple and perfect for reading to children on Christmas eve. The language is simple and easy for them to understand. The story is simple as it tells the story of Nicholas, a boy of the fourth century who unselfishly gives his belongings to his friends on Christmas day, vowing to do so ever after in honor of the Christ. The pictures are well done and the story tells us of another Nicholas who learns the true meaning of Christmas from Santa Claus. Simply put,if you are looking ... Read More Rating: - Jolly Old Saint Nick, simplifiedYou might think it would be easy to translate the real story of Saint Nicholas of Myra into picture book form so that it can be shared with children. But the task is more complex than it first appears. If you research the origins of our Santa Claus, you either come up with voluminous information about travels, miracles, and patronage; or you land on a single statement that insists that no confirmed historical facts exist about him. It's tough to boil down the facts, such as they are, and figure out an engaging ... Read More Rating: - The Joy of Giving!It's easy to assume that St. Nicholas is just a fairy tale, but there is a historical basis for the legend. Dandi Daley Mackall, a wonderful children's author, tells the story simply and effectively. A boy shopping for presents for his brothers overhears the tale being told by a shopping mall Santa. He is so inspired by the story of the real St. Nicholas that he follows his example by giving gifts in recognition of the greatest gift: the gift of God's son. As is usual with the Legend series by Zonderkidz, ... Read More 
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