Who Was Mother Teresa?
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Summary
Born a humble girl in what is now Albania， Agnes Bojaxhiu lived a charitable life。 She pledged herself to a religious order at the age of 18 and chose the name Sister Teresa， after the patron saint of missionaries。 While teaching in India， where famine and violence had devastated the poor， Teresa shed her habit and walked the streets of Calcutta tending to the needs of the destitute。 Her charity work soon expanded internationally， and her name remains synonymous with compassion and devotion to the poor。
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Barbara Woosencraft
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Loved this book and her life story。 My first who was book- awesome。
Halli
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So wonderfully and respectfully done。 Hats off to Gigliotti！
Renee Poppell
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Very interesting book！！ Wow。
Belén
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I love this book， this book is very interesting。 This book is about the story of Mother Teresa for kids。 You can learn about someone new and Mother Teresa have a very interesting story
Khushi Manoj
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Mother Teresa or Agnes Bojaxhiu was born on 26th August， 1910 in the city of Skopje， Macedonia。 Agnes' father and mother were Nikola and Drana。 She had 3 siblings and was the youngest。 The eldest was a sister named Age。 She had a brother named Lazar。Nikola Was an important person in their city。 Their family was well known for helping the poor with their wealth。 They were christians。Catholic christians to be exact。 Agnes first attended school Sacred Heart。 She took her studies seriously。 Her fath Mother Teresa or Agnes Bojaxhiu was born on 26th August， 1910 in the city of Skopje， Macedonia。 Agnes' father and mother were Nikola and Drana。 She had 3 siblings and was the youngest。 The eldest was a sister named Age。 She had a brother named Lazar。Nikola Was an important person in their city。 Their family was well known for helping the poor with their wealth。 They were christians。Catholic christians to be exact。 Agnes first attended school Sacred Heart。 She took her studies seriously。 Her father died when she was 8。 Drana started an embroidery business。 She made enough money。 They attend church everyday。 When she was 12 ， Agnes decided to serve others。 Her mother thought she was too young。 She began teaching Sunday School for kids。 When she was 18， she became a missionary nun and left for Yugoslavia。 That was the last time she saw her mother and sister。 She met another woman joining the Loreto order （ India ） and went to meet the Mother Superior in Paris。 India was under the British Raj at that time and she had to learn English。 She went to Dublin for training for 6 weeks。 They finally landed in Mumbai。 She went to Chennnai and from there to Kolkata。 She then went to Darjeeling。 She went there to continue preparing for becoming a nun。 She studied Hindi ， Bengali and English for 2 years there。 She took her first vow as nun in 1931。 She took her name as Sister Teresa after a French Saint。 She went to Kolkata to start teaching in a school called St Mary’s。 She took her final vows as a nun in 1937。 In 1944， she became the headmistress of theschool。 She was known as Mother Tereasa from then。 In 1943， a famine befell West bengal。 At this time India was fighting for its freedom。 Once a week， the schoolgirls in Kolkata visited the slum outside and the city and helped everyone。 In 1946 ， A bloody battle broke out between muslims and Hindus。 5000 people were killed。 It was impossible to get food。 Mother Teresa walked for days in search of food and finally the British soldiers gave the school food。 When she went on her annual retreat she decided to move out of the school and help the poor。 She asked a local priest for help。 She had to ask permission from the Pope。 It took them two years to let her do that and she had to do it on a 1 - year trial basis。She wore a saree to go out on her first day。 She began teaching。 She found a place to sleep by knocking on the door of a Roman Catholic Organization。 By the end of a month 20 kids were attending each day。 She started passing out bars of soap to maintain hygiene in the area。She soon became popular。Former students started joining her。 Together they started the Missionaries of Charity。 They got a place in a person’s house。 When the Pope came to visit he was so impressed that he gave Mother Teresa a car。 She started a home for the dying。 She helped people come in peace with the fact that they are dying。 She opened a clinic for people with leprosy。The Missionaries of Charity soon went Global。 Mother Teresa got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979。 In 1997， Mother Teresa died。 She was beatified in 2003 and declared a saint in 2016。An amazing book about an amazing person！ 。。。more
Phuong
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i want to read the book
Pankaj Chowdhry
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Good book
Bhavya Sirmour
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Mother Teresa is famous worldwide for her charitable acts and deeds of kindness。 But did you how she realized that she needed to help the poor lead a better life？ Or the hardships she and her familly faced when she was a child？ This book is here to tell you everything about her life from the start to the ending in a simple and easy to read way。 It also has the meaning of different terms throughout the book so you'll understand。 There are many things you can learn from this book and it is a knowl Mother Teresa is famous worldwide for her charitable acts and deeds of kindness。 But did you how she realized that she needed to help the poor lead a better life？ Or the hardships she and her familly faced when she was a child？ This book is here to tell you everything about her life from the start to the ending in a simple and easy to read way。 It also has the meaning of different terms throughout the book so you'll understand。 There are many things you can learn from this book and it is a knowledgeable book for children and adults alike that urges them to take little steps to help everyone and respect them regardless of gender， religion or wok as we are all children of god。 I'll give this book a 5 star rating as not only is this fun to read but also it gives you knowledge and a good lesson for life。 。。。more
Dan
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Excellent read about an important lady who helped many throughout her life。
Tracy
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Well， there's a lot I didn't know about Mother Teresa！ This children's history book was very informative！ I highly recommend to adults and their children。。。。 Well， there's a lot I didn't know about Mother Teresa！ This children's history book was very informative！ I highly recommend to adults and their children。。。。 。。。more
Maahir
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Who was mother Teresa is a very enriching book。 It gives us a brief view of mother Teresa's long life。She was a true saint！ This book shows us that saints weren't people who lived hundreds of years ago。 There are true saints amongst us！ Mother Teresa's real name was Agnes Bojaxhui。 She was born in Skopje On 26th August 1910。 She helped the poor， the sick， the dying irrespective of their religion。 She gave up a perfect life to help the poor。 Even when she was a small girl she gave poor people foo Who was mother Teresa is a very enriching book。 It gives us a brief view of mother Teresa's long life。She was a true saint！ This book shows us that saints weren't people who lived hundreds of years ago。 There are true saints amongst us！ Mother Teresa's real name was Agnes Bojaxhui。 She was born in Skopje On 26th August 1910。 She helped the poor， the sick， the dying irrespective of their religion。 She gave up a perfect life to help the poor。 Even when she was a small girl she gave poor people food shelter and other necessities。 She moved to Calcutta and was horrified by the sight of so many people injured and dying。 It was at this point that she decided to leave her society and help the poor。 She thought this was a message from god。 Her society still continues and she was one of the most memorable people to ever live。 I recommend that everybody read this book。Thank you。 。。。more
Mishika
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The book “Who was Mother Teresa” explains us about the life of Mother Teresa。 Her real name was Agnes Bojaxhiu。 Her family had always helped the needy and this trait had found its way to Mother Teresa。 She realized her vocation towards the poor and chose to be a missionary nun。 She studied English so that she could communicate in India。 She began teaching， but as she had come to help the poor， she left with a heavy heart。 She wore a sari and went to the slums of Motijhil， where the poorest of th The book “Who was Mother Teresa” explains us about the life of Mother Teresa。 Her real name was Agnes Bojaxhiu。 Her family had always helped the needy and this trait had found its way to Mother Teresa。 She realized her vocation towards the poor and chose to be a missionary nun。 She studied English so that she could communicate in India。 She began teaching， but as she had come to help the poor， she left with a heavy heart。 She wore a sari and went to the slums of Motijhil， where the poorest of the poor lived， to live with them and help them。 She started teaching the children in the slums by drawing the Bengali alphabet in the dirt。 She built schools throughout the world！ She even built a place for the dying。 Mother Teresa won a nobel prize。 Unfortunately， she died on September 5，1997 ageing 87。 The life of Mother Teresa was a tough one， but she was an example to several others to help the poor。 。。。more
Harriette
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Helpful overview of Mother Teresa's life， including what some of her critics said。 Helpful overview of Mother Teresa's life， including what some of her critics said。 。。。more
Shayan
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Mother Teresa is an incredibly kind and persistent person and we can learn a lot from her。 It was a very fascinating with many amazing facts and the author did a great job arranging and placing them。
Chelsey Wilson
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I already knew that Mother Teresa was an incredible woman。 I learned a lot about her life and what she gave up to do what she knew she needed to do。
Shivi Pandey
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Who was Mother Teresa by Jim GigliottiMother teresa was born named Agnes Bojaxhiu on August 26 ，1910 ，in the city of Skopje ，now the capital of Mecedonia 。She was baptized into the Roman Catholic faith 。 She was Albanian 。 Her parents were Nikola and Drana Bojaxhiu 。 Agnes had a sister and a brother 。 At the dining table she sat with her family and other poor people ， her parents helped 。Agnes first attended school at Scared Heart 。Her father died when she was eight years old 。She had no money Who was Mother Teresa by Jim GigliottiMother teresa was born named Agnes Bojaxhiu on August 26 ，1910 ，in the city of Skopje ，now the capital of Mecedonia 。She was baptized into the Roman Catholic faith 。 She was Albanian 。 Her parents were Nikola and Drana Bojaxhiu 。 Agnes had a sister and a brother 。 At the dining table she sat with her family and other poor people ， her parents helped 。Agnes first attended school at Scared Heart 。Her father died when she was eight years old 。She had no money ， Thus she experienced poor and rich life 。 She taught kids at age 14 。。 She became a nun after some time 。 She was first at Loreto Convent 。 now she was called Sister teresa 。 She took some religious vows 。In 1944 Mother superior died and Sister teresa was called Mother teresa 。 She saw poor people dying and wanted to help them 。 She asked Father Celeste Van Exem 。 He said yes ， and she started helping 。First， she taught kids ， then she started a team of nuns 。 They all helped the poor 。 she established a house for the poors who were dying 。 She gave them love 。 She had Heart attacks several times ，but she survived 。 She got Nobel price for peace and her missionary of charity became popular 。 On September 5 ， Mother Teresa died 。This was an informative book 。 。。。more
Neha Bansal
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Read it mainly to quiz my son and check his comprehension of the book。 It's an awesome little book。 Gives you tons of information。 Looking forward to read more "who was" series。。。 Read it mainly to quiz my son and check his comprehension of the book。 It's an awesome little book。 Gives you tons of information。 Looking forward to read more "who was" series。。。 。。。more
Shashwat
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An excellent and a very informative book about mother Teresa who helped the poorest of the poor and adopted many children to give them a better life。 It was a simple but beautiful book。 The language was simple and easy to understand。 I was very inspired by her and vow to help the downtrodden in whatever way possible。
Arnavjit Sachdeva
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Its a short biography of Mother Teresa ， doesnt describe her life in detail but its okayish kind of a book for children 。 I was impressed that Mother Teresa could care so much for poor and dejected people 。 Its a very inspirational book 。
Khevna Gossain
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 'Who was Mother Teresa？' is a really inspiring book written by Jim Gigliotti。 Mother Teresa truly was a form of God。 She helped the poor and the needy， gave love to the unloved and gave hope to the ones with no hope。 Even though she faced many difficult situations where she had make the most difficult descisions， she didn't stop her work。 Mother Teresa was a 'blessed' missionary and loved by millions of people。 She was an amazing woman。 'Who was Mother Teresa？' is a really inspiring book written by Jim Gigliotti。 Mother Teresa truly was a form of God。 She helped the poor and the needy， gave love to the unloved and gave hope to the ones with no hope。 Even though she faced many difficult situations where she had make the most difficult descisions， she didn't stop her work。 Mother Teresa was a 'blessed' missionary and loved by millions of people。 She was an amazing woman。 。。。more
Sanvee
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This is an amazing book about life of Mother teressa， i got to know in depth about her。 How much she did for the poor。 How generous she was and gracious lady indeed。 Mother Teresa has selflessly worked hard for the poor。 She has has cleansed the sores of the lepers， has taught and fed the children of the slums。 Overall a great book for children to learn selfless love towards society。
Theia Jacob
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Mother Teresa was a inspiration to many people and saw Jesus in the face of the people she helped。 Now how cool is that。 She came across many hard decisions and dealt with them and with each loss she became stronger。 The world would be a better place if there would be more people like her。 Mother Teresa help many sick and die people with sicknesses that she could get and mothers so still not afraid of the possibilities that could happen to her and the people around her
Anna
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Clear simple children's biography of Mother Teresa of Calcutta， with realistic pen-and-ink drawings illustrating important decision moments in her life leading up to her nearly fifty years serving the "poorest of the poor"。 Side information boxes give cultural and historical context about missionaries， the Catholic faith， religious vows， the caste system in Indian， Mahatma Gandhi， the Spinning Movement in clear language。 A respectful， factual overview and introduction to the life of the woman wh Clear simple children's biography of Mother Teresa of Calcutta， with realistic pen-and-ink drawings illustrating important decision moments in her life leading up to her nearly fifty years serving the "poorest of the poor"。 Side information boxes give cultural and historical context about missionaries， the Catholic faith， religious vows， the caste system in Indian， Mahatma Gandhi， the Spinning Movement in clear language。 A respectful， factual overview and introduction to the life of the woman who was canonized by the Roman Catholic church in 2016。 。。。more
Sarah
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I'm completely in awe of Mother Teresa and her magnificent life of loving and caring for others。 I'm completely in awe of Mother Teresa and her magnificent life of loving and caring for others。 。。。more
Amit Singh
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The book was very informational according to me。 I got this book from my grandmother and I am glad I did。 We all associate mother Teresa with her white clothes and great deeds and even I associated her with those things but after reading this book I got to know her humble background and how everything started。 I am familiar with the WHOHQ book series but I can proudly say that this was the best book of the WHOHQ book series that I have read。 I recommend this book for all ages。 I like how at the The book was very informational according to me。 I got this book from my grandmother and I am glad I did。 We all associate mother Teresa with her white clothes and great deeds and even I associated her with those things but after reading this book I got to know her humble background and how everything started。 I am familiar with the WHOHQ book series but I can proudly say that this was the best book of the WHOHQ book series that I have read。 I recommend this book for all ages。 I like how at the end they have even given a handy timeline of all the events that happened in Mother Teresa's Life。 So I know that if I have a exam about Mother Teresa's Biography， I would ace it。 Overall it is an exceptional story。 。。。more
Jenisha Stanley
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12 min reviewhttps://www。youtube。com/watch？v=7qHVa。。。 12 min reviewhttps://www。youtube。com/watch？v=7qHVa。。。 。。。more
Abby Vreman
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Influenced by the great works of Mother Teresa， Jim Gigliotti wrote an extravagant biography Who Was Mother Teresa？ This biography takes place throughout the 1900s in many different countries all around Europe displaying affection to the ones of the less fortunate。 The story starts with Anges （Mother Teresa） being born into and growing up in Skopje with her mom， dad， sister， and brother。 Anges’s dad dies， which leads to her wanting to take her dad’s duties in the community。 One day at the Lady o Influenced by the great works of Mother Teresa， Jim Gigliotti wrote an extravagant biography Who Was Mother Teresa？ This biography takes place throughout the 1900s in many different countries all around Europe displaying affection to the ones of the less fortunate。 The story starts with Anges （Mother Teresa） being born into and growing up in Skopje with her mom， dad， sister， and brother。 Anges’s dad dies， which leads to her wanting to take her dad’s duties in the community。 One day at the Lady of Lettuce， “she became certain he kept asking her to serve others。” Agnes heard God calling her to serve others， so she started doing anything she could， including teaching Sunday school to children。tAgnes surely only wants to help people as much as she can， so she decides to become a nun and moves to Dublin， Ireland to go to a nun school。 While she attended nun school， Mother Superior became ill， so Mother Teresa took over her role。 Mother Teresa still wanted to help out more and work in the slums， but “Mother Teresa needed permission from the head of the Catholic church。” After a year of waiting， she finally got permission to work among the poor people。 Mother Teresa began helping younger kids with the alphabet and adults with living conditions。 Eventually， she established the Shanti Nagar， which remained a home for the sick。 Mother Teresa died from malaria and pneumonia at the age of eighty-seven。tThis biography forms an important message throughout the book of helping the less fortunate。 Gigliotti expresses the importance of this message in Who Was Mother Teresa？ For students who enjoy learning about history and people who made a big impact， this book exists for them。 。。。more
Zineb
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An excellent biography of a loving person who spent her life caring for others。 This series is so good！
Pooja Singh
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I like the book because it is very informative and I appreciate New York Times to make it a bestselling books and It is the true autobiography of mother Teresa，So once again congrats
Katie
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Nice biography。 I learned a lot about a very service-oriented woman。 I don't know that I could do what she do for so many years。 Amazing example of dedication to loving everyone around her。 Nice biography。 I learned a lot about a very service-oriented woman。 I don't know that I could do what she do for so many years。 Amazing example of dedication to loving everyone around her。 。。。more
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