Hitjo Garst <br/><br/>
The Most Mighty Branch : Stories from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá 

 - Oxford  George Ronald  2007 
 - vii, 328 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm 
<br/><br/> 65 short stories about ‘Abdu’l-Bahá suitable for children’s classes, for children to read themselves and for reading aloud. Who was ‘Abdu’l-Bahá? Why was He called ‘the Most Mighty Branch’? Why was he a prisoner for 60 years? The Most Mighty Branch answers these questions in a simple, straightforward style. <br/>The book covers all important events of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s childhood, his imprisonment in ‘Akká, his journeys to the West, and his significance as Centre of the Covenant of the Bahá’í Faith. Beautifully written by Hitjo Garst, a writer for children with long experience of teaching children’s classes, this translation by Olive McKinley captures the style and spirit of the original and is captivatingly illustrated by Anja Shanmugampillai. Also in this series; From Mountain to Mountain, The Herald and His Heroes, Shoghi Effendi 
<br/><br/> Biographical account of 'Abdu'l-Bahá for youth, translated from Dutch. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780853985136 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>'Abdu'l-Baha
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Children's Literature--Baha'i Faith<br/>Biography--'Abdu'l-Baha