New Children's Book "Hildegard of Bingen" by Demi

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - April 5, 2019 - PRLog -- Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was one of the most remarkable and influential women of her time. Blessed with an astonishing array of talents, she was at once a mystic, abbess, scientist, doctor, nutritionist, composer, writer, linguist, and artist.  Such was her widespread fame that bishops, popes, and kings, as well as humble peasants, sought out her wise counsel. Find out more about Hildegard of Bingen's life in this beautifully illustrated book by award-winning author, Demi.

Publication Details
ISBN: 978-1-937786-77-9
Pub. Date: April 2019
Page Count: 40 Hardback
Price: $17.95, Trim Size: 10" x 8.75"

About the Author and Illustrator
Demi is the award-winning author of over 130 bestselling children's books, including Jesus, Mary, Saint Francis of Assisi, Joan of Arc, and Talking to God. Her titles have sold over half a million copies. The Empty Pot was selected by former First Lady Barbara Bush as one of the books to be read on the ABC Radio Network Program Mrs. Bush's Story Time, sponsored by the Children's Literacy Initiative. Demi's book Gandhi was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and received an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award, while The Hungry Coat won the Christopher Medal, and her book on the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, was named for a Kirkus Editors' Choice Award and won the Middle East Book Award. Major exhibitions of her work have been held in numerous museums in the U.S., including the Time/Life Gallery in New York, the Botolph Galleries in Boston and Cambridge, and the Los Angeles County Museum. Demi won a Fulbright Scholarship to India, and in addition she represented the United States at the First International Children's Book Conference in Beijing, China in 1992. She lives with her husband in Yarrow Point, WA.

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