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2) I am Gandhi
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book tells the story of how Gandhi used the principles of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa and to end British rule in India. Like the series biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi's story focuses on his peaceful heroism in the struggle for civil rights and social change.
Author
Publisher
Amazon Children's Pub
Pub. Date
©2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recreates Mohandas Gandhi's 24-day March to the Sea, from March 12 to April 5, 1930, which became a pivotal moment in India's quest to become an independent country no longer ruled by Great Britain.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mahatma Gandhi's grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light in this uniquely personal and vibrantly illustrated tale that carries a message of peace."--Amazon.com.
7) Gandhi
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known by his followers as Mahatma, was born in India in 1869 and grew up to become one of the most influential and well-respected political and social leaders the world has ever known.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A first volume of a series detailing the life and work of the influential political advocate draws on private papers and other untapped sources to cover his birth in 1869 through his upbringing in Gujarat, discussing his London education and decades as a lawyer in South Africa.
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In all respects Gandhi was an uncommon person. Outraged by human suffering, revolted by injustice, and guided by faith, Gandhi spent his life standing up for what he believed to be right. He did this with unfailing strength and equanimity, ready to give his life for the poorest and most despised in the belief that every human being should be able to live with dignity and freedom.
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Exploring more than 100 big ideas on topics as diverse as the rule of law, the extent of liberty, and the justification of warfare, [this book] takes you on a journey through the history of politics, from the influential theories of ancient Greece, Rome, and Asia to modern concepts voiced by today's brightest political thinkers."--Front jacket flap.
13) Gandhi
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian leader who led his country to freedom from British rule through his policy of nonviolent resistance.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"At Grandfather Gandhi's service village, each day is filled, from sunrise to sunset, with work that is done for the good of all. The villagers vow to live simply and non-violently. Arun Gandhi tries very hard to follow these vows, but he struggles with one of the most important rules: not to waste." --
16) Mahatma Gandhi
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In a world strained by conflict, we look to the past for models of peace. With historical and full-color photographs complementing documentary texts, Odysseys in Peace invites advanced readers along on a journey to experience the lives of important peace-seekers like never before. ..."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An old man in India recalls how, when he was a young boy, he got his first taste of freedom as he and his brother joined the great Mahatma Gandhi on a march to the sea to make salt in defiance of British law.
18) Gandhi
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of Gandhi beginning with his political activities in South Africa during the late 1890's and ending with his assassination at the hands of a Hindu extremist in 1948. Shows the development of his philosophy of non-violence as he leads the people of India to independence from the British.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The concluding volume of the definitive biography of Gandhi relates his struggles to attain India's independence from England, improve relations between Hindus and Muslims, and develop India's economic self-reliance, all using methods of nonviolence.
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