| Gandhi: India's Great Soul Contributor(s): Shaw, Maura D. (Author), Marchesi, Stephen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1893361918 ISBN-13: 9781893361911 Publisher: Skylight Paths Publishing OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Shaw introduces young children to one of the most relevant spiritual teachers of the past century and balances a simple text with illustrations, photographs, and activities that encourage children and adults to talk about how to make changes happen without violence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Asia |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003011814 |
| Series: Spiritual Biographies for Young Readers |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 7.12" W x 8.94" (0.57 lbs) 31 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This engaging introduction to Gandhi will show you how This colorful book offers you a window into the world of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the most amazing people of the twentieth century. You will learn about Gandhi's life--from his time as a student in London to his work for equality in South Africa and India--and his methods of peaceful, but not passive, resistance to injustice. Through engaging biography, activities inspired by Gandhi's values and beliefs, and the words of Gandhi himself, Gandhi: India's Great Soul will show you how to achieve your goals through persistence and persuasion rather than through violence and fighting. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shaw, Maura D.: - Maura D. Shaw is the author of several books for young readers, including the award-winning Ten Amazing People: And How They Changed the World (SkyLight Paths); the historical novel Owl's Journey and Gandhi: India's Great Soul. Her nondenominational handbook of Earth-honoring activities for parents and children, Celebrating the Great Mother, is popular with families and groups. Marchesi, Stephen: -Stephen Marchesi has created numerous drawings for textbooks, magazines and picture books, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington; Meet Abraham Lincoln; Mary McLeod Bethune: Voice of Black Hope and Mars: The Red Planet. A graduate of Pratt Institute, his books have been on the Children's Book Council bestsellers list and on the Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year lists. |