Gandhi: India's Great Soul (Spiritual Biographies for Young Readers) - Hardcover

Shaw, Maura D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1893361918 ISBN 13: 9781893361911

Publisher: SkyLight Paths, 2003

Synopsis

This engaging introduction to Gandhi will show you how
one person can accomplish big things.

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

From Booklist:

Gr. 3-6. From the Spiritual Biographies for Young Readers series, this well-designed book introduces Mahatma Gandhi with simplicity and dignity. While the discussion provides information about his life, beliefs, and achievements, it also challenges children to reflect on aspects of his philosophy and activism in a more personal way. Shaw asks them to consider how Gandhi's beliefs can be applied to their own lives, such as helping others by giving away what an individual can no longer use. The illustrations include colorful paintings and drawings as well as many photographs. A detailed time line and a glossary are appended. There is no index, but this rather brief book is not primarily a resource for research. It serves well, though, as a gateway for beginning to understand who Gandhi was, what he accomplished, and how his beliefs might relate to children's lives today. Carolyn Phelan
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About this edition

• Publisher: SkyLight Paths
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1893361918
• ISBN 13: 9781893361911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Marchesi Stephen