Mother Teresa (Little People, Big Dreams)
Mother Teresa (Little People, Big Dreams)
by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Ages 4–8
The nun who made Kolkata her home and devoted her life to caring for the poorest of the poor.
- Age
- Ages 4–8
- Type
- Biography, Picture Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln
- In India
- Available
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