Pearl makers : six stories about children in the Philippines / Vilma May A. Fuentes.
Material type:
TextNew York : Freindship Press, [1989];copyright 1989Description: 56 pages : illustrations 23 cmContent type: - text
- volume
- 377001910
- PL 6164.8.C5 .F952 1989
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Isagani R. Cruz Collection
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Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center | PL 6164.8.C5 .F952 1989 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 3IRC0000003078 |
a Boy Scout in Mindanao learns that he and his Muslim friend worship the same God. Set amid the rich geographic and cultural variety of an island nation, Pearl Makers introduces current political and economic realities in the Philippines and shows how deeply the church is involved in people's lives.
a girl in the Mountain Province discovers her vocation through the witness of a medical mission team
an orphaned boy in a Manila slum draws strength from the Bible
Like oysters forming precious pearls from the grains of sand that stray into their shells, the Filipino children in these six stories confront trials in their lives with determination and creativity. North American children in grades one through six will learn about their peers growing up in situations very different from their own
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