Gandhi: India's Great Soul
This engaging introduction to Gandhi will show you how
one person can accomplish big things.
This colorful book offers you a window into the world of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the most amazing people of the twentieth century. You will learn about Gandhi’s life—from his time as a student in London to his work for equality in South Africa and India—and his methods of peaceful, but not passive, resistance to injustice.
Through engaging biography, activities inspired by Gandhi’s values and beliefs, and the words of Gandhi himself, Gandhi: India’s Great Soul will show you how to achieve your goals through persistence and persuasion rather than through violence and fighting.
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Book details
- Imprint
- SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Juvenile Nonfiction › Biography & Autobiography › Religious
- Topics
- Mahatma Gandhi · nonviolent resistance · activism · Indian history · biography · religious leadership · South Africa
- ISBN-13
- 9781893361911
About the author
MAURA D. SHAW is the author of several books for young readers. Her books include Owl’s Journey, Gandhi: India’s Great Soul and Celebrating the Great Mother.
Shaw’s Ten Amazing People: And How They Changed the World received award recognition.
Celebrating the Great Mother, her nondenominational handbook of Earth-honoring activities for parents and children, is popular with families and groups.