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by Paul Kerensa (Author)
Get ready to be inspired by eight fantastically faithful people who all had one thing in common: they each answered God's call to help others and became a hero.
Here, you will meet:
Edward Jenner: who saved millions of lives when he invented the first ever vaccine
Harriet Tubman: an escaped slave who rescued many other enslaved people
Pandita Ramabai: who helped thousands of abandoned children and child widows
Edith Cavell: a nurse who treated the wounded on both sides in the First World War
John Harper: a pastor who put other people first when the Titanic sank
Corrie Ten Boom: who helped hide Jewish people escaping the Nazis
Martin Luther King Jr: who worked to change laws that discriminated against African Americans
Jesse Owens: an athlete who beat all the odds to win four Olympic gold medals
Be encouraged to follow their example and become a hero too!
With humorous black and white line drawings and text that bounces of the page, books in this biography series for the twenty-first century will inspire kids aged 7 plus to put their faith in Jesus and to use their talents for the glory of God.
Each chapter ends with a Bible memory verse, questions for reflection, and a short prayer.
Author Biography
Paul Kerensa ============
Paul Kerensa is an award-winning writer of TV, radio, books and his own stand-up comedy.
He is the author of the kids' books Noah's Car Park Ark and Moses and the Exodus Express and co-author of Planet Protectors, all published by SPCK. He is also the author of Hark! The Biography of Christmas -- an enlightening sleigh ride through festive history published by Lion. Paul is a regular speaker at Spring Harvest, has toured with the Bible Society and often does gigs at local churches. Paul is part of the British Comedy award-winning writing team for BBC's Miranda and the Rose d-Or Award-winning writing team for BBC1's Not Going Out. He's written for cult shows like C4's TFI Friday and BBC Radio 4's The Now Show and Dead Ringers, as well as mainstream hits like BBC's Top Gear, Buble at the BBC and the BBC Music Awards.
