Nelson Mandela
By: Barbara Kramer
Series: National Geographic readers. Level 3; National Geographic kids; National Geographic kids readers; National Geographic kids
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781426317644; 9781426317637
Subjects: Politics and government; Blacks; Readers; Presidents; Juvenile literature; Biography
Description: "Nelson Mandela, who courageously dealt with adversity and emerged a world leader, has been an inspirational role model for millions of people around the world, from students to presidents. After being imprisoned for 27 years, in 1994 he became South Africa's first democratically-elected president and shared the Nobel Peace Prize. Mandela died in 2013, but his legacy lives on as a barrier-breaker and humanitarian. Learn all about his life, especially the challenges he faced and how he persevered, in this thoughtful biography"--
Notes: Includes index.

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Table of contents: title: Who was Nelson Mandela?; title: The son of a chief; title: A new home; title: Changes; title: Learning to lead; title: In his time; title: Student protest; title: Runaway; title: New ideas; title: A long trial; title: A new direction; title: Life in prison; title: 8 cool facts about Mandela; title: Free Mandela!; title: Talking about peace; title: A new life; title: Be a quiz whiz!