Ellie Crowe
Author
Publisher
StarWalk Kids Media
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nelson Mandela—legendary freedom fighter and revolutionary, first black president of South Africa and Nobel Peace prize winner—stated that his childhood in the Transkei countryside taught him everything he needed to know in life. This biographical novel brings to life Mandela's childhood and his tribal initiation at sixteen when he resolved to live up to his name—Troublemaker—and fight for freedom for his people.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A brief biography of Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, five-time Olympic swimming champion from the early 1900s who is also considered worldwide as the 'father of modern surfing'.