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Gandhi : the peaceful protester!  Cover Image Book Book

Gandhi : the peaceful protester! / by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Cassie Anderson ; lettering & design by Swell Type.

Summary:

"Recounts the humble leader's story, from his youth in western India through his years as a lawyer and political activist who practiced kindness and empathy toward everyone.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781645174097
  • ISBN: 1645174093
  • Physical Description: 93 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: San Diego, California : Portable Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Chiefly illustrations.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 93).
Target Audience Note:
GN620L Lexile
Decoding demand: 95 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 82 (very high) Structure demand: 88 (very high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.5 1 518545.
Subject: Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 > Juvenile literature.
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Pacifists > India > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Pacifists > India > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Statesmen > India > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Statesmen > India > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Biographies.
Graphic novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Jefferson County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jefferson County Library-Arnold JGRAPHIC BIO GHANDI (Text) 30061100065016 Juvenile Graphic Novels Available -

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Gandhi: the Peaceful Protester!
Gandhi: the Peaceful Protester!
by Buckley Jr., James; Anderson, Cassie (Illustrator)
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Gandhi: the Peaceful Protester!

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Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

In this graphic biography, Libby (the future Statue of Liberty, depicted as a young Black woman) and the future Uncle Sam (a young White man) narrate the life story of Mohandas K. Gandhi, India's most famous freedom fighter. The book begins with Gandhi's birth in 1860s India, at the time under British rule. Young Gandhi's highly religious mother instilled in him a dedication to Hinduism that would famously last his entire life. The book continues with a description of Gandhi's wedding to Kasturba Makanji at the age of 13, his departure to England to study law, and his eventual move to South Africa. In South Africa, Gandhi developed the tactics that would make him famous in India, including the practices of satyagraha and ahimsa--truth seeking and nonviolence, respectively--and the founding of ashrams where he could live a life of simplicity. Following a survey of Gandhi's leadership in the Indian independence movement, such as the founding of the noncooperation movement and the organization of salt marches, the book ends with Gandhi's assassination and his influence on civil rights movements throughout modern history. While the book is thorough, it is entirely laudatory, never addressing Gandhi's well-documented early anti-Blackness or his misogyny. Additionally, while the book mentions leaders Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, it mentions no female or Dalit leaders, erasing the contributions of hundreds of freedom fighters who made Indian independence possible. Series companion Frida Kahlo: The Revolutionary Painter! publishes simultaneously. An uncritical account. (Graphic biography. 10-15) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.


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