{"product_id":"dear-pope-francis-the-pope-answers-letters-from-children-around-the-world-hardcover","title":"Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters from Children Around the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePope Francis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Seller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2017 Illumination Book Awards, Gold (tie): Children's Picture Book \u003cbr\u003e 2017 Independent Press Awards, Distinguished Favorite: Book Cover Design, Children's \u003cbr\u003e 2017 Catholic Press Association Book Awards, First Place: Children's Books \u003cbr\u003e 2017 Catholic Press Association Book Awards, First Place: Pope Francis \u003cbr\u003e 2017 Association of Catholic Publishers' \"Excellence in Publishing Book Awards,\" Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e If you could ask Pope Francis one question, what would it be? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Children have questions and struggles just like adults, but rarely are they given the chance to voice their concerns and ask the big questions resting deep in their hearts. In \u003ci\u003eDear Pope Francis\u003c\/i\u003e, Pope Francis gives them that chance and celebrates their spiritual depth by directly answering questions from children around the world. Some are fun. Some are serious. And some will quietly break your heart. But all of them are from children who deserve to know and feel God's unconditional love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also available in Spanish as \u003ci\u003eQuerido Papa Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Feels akin to sitting in on a series of intimate conversations.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The People's Pope shows that he is a down-to-earth man who understands both religion and children.\" -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a young man, he worked briefly as a chemical technician and nightclub bouncer before entering the Jesuits. He was ordained a priest in 1969, and from 1973 to 1979, was Argentina's Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus. He became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998, and was appointed a Cardinal in 2001. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on 28 February 2013, Bergoglio was named his successor on 13 March. He chose the name Francis in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. He is the first Jesuit Pope, the first Pope from the Americas, the first Pope from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first non-European Pope in over 1200 years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pope Francis has been noted for his humility, his concern for the poor, and his commitment to dialogue as a way to build bridges between people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 76\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10 x 10.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters from Children Around the World\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757957382432,"sku":"9780829444339","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2138ff99874f7bcb064e2c6e0d3ac599.webp?v=1780115441","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dear-pope-francis-the-pope-answers-letters-from-children-around-the-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}