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jennthmg
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I'm running a joint co-op for ~15 catholic & protestant families K-12. We're covering the early church (Christ to the fall of Rome) over 8 weeks. I need a picture book for literature for each of those 8 weeks for the K-2 crowd.

I don't want to overwhelm the co-op with saint books to buy for the co-op, but this is also the closest I'll get to teaching my protestant friends what the Catholic Church teaches about the early church. They are trusting me to instruct their children while being respectful of the parent's beliefs. So miracle stories need to be few and far between.

It's an honor and a responsibility I've been looking forward to -- but a challenge. My children have been raised on so many BEAUTIFUL saint picture books during this time period in history, that I'm sort of stuck.

Are there any picture books on the early church fathers? Fall of Rome?

Jenn

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Posted: Jan 05 2015 at 12:14am \| IP Logged

Jenn

The first two that come to mind are:
Christopher the Holy Giant - Tomie dePaola
St Valentine - Robert Sabuda
there could well be more but that is all I found when we did this unit but that was years ago!
Do have some older children recs as well for Early Church/Romans 33AD - 300AD

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Posted: Jan 05 2015 at 1:53am \| IP Logged

This is a time frame that really doesn't have that much in the picture book realm. The thread Picture Books Through History - List has a few. I can't think of any on church fathers unfortunately.

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Posted: Jan 05 2015 at 8:16am \| IP Logged

Would Saint Felix and the Spider work?

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Posted: Jan 05 2015 at 10:24am \| IP Logged

I seem to remember a Christian (not Catholic) series that included biographies of prominent early church figures. I remember rolling my eyes a bit because, once it hit Martin Luther, the figures were all Protestant

. But, it might included some options that would work for your class. In searching for the series (I cannot find it!), I came across this other series that has a few books in that might work for you, Heroes of the Faith

Both Margaret Hodges and Rumer Godden have picture books about St. Jerome and the Lion.

St. Patrick might be a stretch for the time period, not sure, but And God Blessed the Irish is an exciting read for younger ones. It is a longer, wordy picture book.

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Posted: Jan 05 2015 at 10:31am \| IP Logged

This is SUPER helpful, THANKS SO MUCH!
Jenn

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