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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Readers will explore the life and times of historic figures in the History Makers: Past and Present series. Each book features a remarkable individual who has left their mark in history, exploring key life events, influences and inspirations, how they overcame obstacles, and their achievements and successes"--
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An unforgettable portrait of one of the most inspiring historical figures of the twentieth century, published on the centenary of his birth. Arrested in 1962 as South Africa's apartheid regime intensified its brutal campaign against political opponents, forty-four-year-old lawyer and African National Congress activist Nelson Mandela had no idea that he would spend the next twenty-seven years in jail. During his 10,052 days of incarceration, the future...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
This historic collection of documents archived at the Nelson Mandela Foundation offers an unprecedented insight into Mandela's remarkable life--from his first stirrings of political consciousness to his galvanizing role on the world stage.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After more than a decade as a prison guard overseeing Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), Brand, with the assistance of Mail on Sunday Africa correspondent Jones, chronicles the unlikely personal relationship they built.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Documents the anti-apartheid advocate's ten-year effort to unite his country, during which he worked with proponents of apartheid from his jail cell, won the presidency, and helped South Africa's national rugby team host the World Cup as part of a unifying campaign.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Nelson Mandela helped create a new world for South Africa in his fight against apartheid. Readers will learn about Mandela's fight for peace and equality and how he used peaceful protests to make his way from a political prisoner to the first South African President of Africa in this nonfiction biography. Featuring colorful images, informational text, timelines, a glossary of terms, and an index, readers are sure to be inspired by Mandela's amazing...
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., with profiles of two prominent individuals, associated through the influences they had on one another, the successes they achieved, or the goals they worked toward. Includes recommended readings and web sites"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This biography follows Nelson Mandela from his work with the African National Congress, to his imprisonment on Robben Island, to his extraordinary rise to the presidency"--
18) Invictus
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
After Nelson Mandela becomes the president of South Africa, he tries to unite his country by asking the national rugby team to compete in and win the 1995 World Cup championship.
19) Nelson Mandela
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of the former South African president best known for his political activism and fight to end apartheid.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
From his humble beginnings in rural South Africa to his tragic death at age 95 in 2013, Nelson Mandela's life is a tale of inspiration and courage. The most up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela.
This powerful biography provides an in-depth look at Nelson Mandela who grew up in a rural village in South Africa under racist apartheid rule--a regime heultimately helped overthrow.Denenberg explores the history of South Africa and its often violent struggle...
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