"One of the greatest storytellers of all time, Jesus of Nazareth, told stories in order to make his moral teaching more memorable." "I'm not the first person to observe this fact, that people remember stories better than they remember commands," he says. Pullman tells NPR's Scott Simon that stories are the way to teach morality. theses), and - maybe the mark of real excellence - they're still banned now and then. The books still inspire passion (and occasional Ph.D. The novels in that series - The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass - tell a kind of anti-creation story, the story of 12-year-old Lyra Belacqua, her daemon Pantalaimon, and their epic struggle against a church called the Magisterium. This year, the first book in Philip Pullman's famed His Dark Materials trilogy turns 20 years old. There is a special place in the canon for the truly sophisticated children's fantasy series - Tolkein, LeGuin, Lewis, L'Engle. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Golden Compass Subtitle His Dark Materials Author Philip Pullman
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