Peaceful heroes
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Heroes > Biography > Juvenile literature. Peace > History > Juvenile literature. |
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Biographies. |
- ISBN: 9780439623070
- ISBN: 0439623073
- Physical Description 56 pages : color illustrations
- Edition 1st ed.
- Publisher New York : Scholastic, 2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Arthur A. Levine Books." |
Formatted Contents Note: | Jesus of Nazareth -- Mahatma Gandhi -- Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Sojourner Truth -- Clara Barton -- Corrie ten Boom -- Ginetta Sagan -- Abdul Ghaffar Khan -- Oscar Romero -- Paul Rusesabagina -- Aung San Suu Kyi -- Meena Keshwar Kamal -- Marla Ruzicka -- William Feehan. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |
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Summary
Peaceful Heroes
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.