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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India. Though he studied law in London and spent his early adulthood in South Africa, he remained devoted to his homeland and spent the later part of his life working to make India an independent nation. Calling for non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights around the world. Gandhi is recognized internationally as a symbol...
2) I am Gandhi
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
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
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
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
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
A childhood biography of the Indian nationalist leader who followed a doctrine of nonviolent civil disobedience.
8) Gandhi
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Published in cooperation with Cambridge University Press [by] Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Mohandas Gandhi, the Mahatma, who played a crucial role in the struggle for Indian independence from Great Britain in the 1930s and 40s.
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." --
12) Mahatma Gandhi
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As a young man, Mohandas Gandhi dreamed of unity for all peoples and religions. Inspired by this idea, he led peaceful protests to free India from British rule and unite the country--ending violence and unfair treatment. His bravery and free thinking made him one of the most iconic people of peace in the world, known as "Mahatma" meaning "great soul." This inspiring story of the "Father of India's life features a facts and photos section at the back."...
14) Mahatma Gandhi
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Indian political and spiritual leader who furthered a strategy of nonviolent civil disobedience to coerce Britain into granting independence to India in 1947.
Author
Publisher
SkyLight Paths Pub
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Mahatma Gandhi which emphasizes the spiritual beliefs that guided his actions in the nonviolent battle to secure India's independence from Great Britain. Includes activities and a note for parents and teachers.
17) Mahatma Gandhi
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Details the life and career of the Indian statesman and nationalist, from his youth to his civil disobedience to his assassination." --
19) Mohandas Gandhi
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A biography of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian political and spiritual leader who led his country to freedom from British rule through his policy of nonviolent resistance.
20) Gandhi
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born at a time when his home country was choked under the oppression of British rule. Many thought that violence was the only way to fight back, but Gandhi disagreed. Instead, he successfully used his teachings of non-violence and civil disobedience to win his country's freedom, and to promote his philosophy of peace and equality. In this biography for kids ages 8-12, see how Gandhi--called Mahatma, or 'great soul,'...
