| Peaceful Heroes Contributor(s): Winter, Jonah (Author), Addy, Sean (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0439623073 ISBN-13: 9780439623070 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: From the ultimate hero, Jesus of Nazareth, to Paul Rusesabagina, an ordinary man who saved more than 1,200 refugees in Rwanda, Winter brings children a series of remarkable stories about the bravest people history has known. The searing text is illustrated with moving portraits from brand-new talent Addy. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008048311 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.2" W x 10" (0.97 lbs) 64 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 135154 Reading Level: 7.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author of the highly-acclaimed FRIDA and DIZZY brings us a series of searing portraits of warriors who didn't use weapons, including Martin Luther King Jr., Sojourner Truth, Gandhi, and more.Why is hero is a word so often reserved for warriors who fight with guns and weapons to defend their people? Renowed picture book biographer Jonah Winter writes of another kind of hero, a peaceful hero, who is willing to die for a cause, but never to kill for a cause. From the ultimate hero, Jesus of Nazareth, to the ordinary man who saved Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, Jonah Winter brings children a series of remarkable stories about the bravest people history has known. The searing text is illustrated with moving portraits from a brand new talent, Sean Addy. |