• Who Was Nelson Mandela? (Who Was?)

Who Was Nelson Mandela?
(Who Was?)

Author
Pam Pollack
Illustrator
Stephen Marchesi
Publication Date
January 09, 2014
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Who Was Nelson Mandela? (Who Was?)
Description
As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the country's first black president and went on to live his dream of change. This is an important and exciting addition to the Who Was...? series.
Publication date
January 09, 2014
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9780448479330
Lexile Measure
850
Guided Reading Level
R
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF007110 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
JNF007020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
JNF007070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
JNF025010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Africa
Library of Congress categories
Politics and government
South Africa
Presidents
Anti-apartheid activists
Mandela, Nelson
Political prisoners
1994-
Anti-apartheid movements
1948-1994
Pam Pollack
Pamela Pollack and Meg Belviso are authors of several books in this series, including Who is George Lucas? and Who Was Susan B. Anthony?
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