Nelson Mandela
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- Author：Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
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Summary
In this book from the critically acclaimed， multimillion-copy bestselling Little People， BIG DREAMS series， discover the incredible life of Nelson Mandela， South Africa's first Black president and his fight for equality。
Little Nelson's given name was Rolihlahla， which means 'troublemaker' in Xhosa， his native language。 But his rebellious nature would lead him to become one of the world's most inspirational civil right's leaders and anti-apartheid revolutionaries。 Despite the many years of imprisonment and adversity he faced， Nelson remained victorious and was voted to become South Africa's first Black president。 This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back， including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the activist turned president’s life。
Little People， BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people， from designers and artists to scientists and activists。 All of them achieved incredible things， yet each began life as a child with a dream。
This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages， in a range of formats。 The board books are told in simple sentences， perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers。 The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers。 Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme。 Paper dolls， learning cards， matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children。
Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People， BIG DREAMS！
Little Nelson's given name was Rolihlahla， which means 'troublemaker' in Xhosa， his native language。 But his rebellious nature would lead him to become one of the world's most inspirational civil right's leaders and anti-apartheid revolutionaries。 Despite the many years of imprisonment and adversity he faced， Nelson remained victorious and was voted to become South Africa's first Black president。 This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back， including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the activist turned president’s life。
Little People， BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people， from designers and artists to scientists and activists。 All of them achieved incredible things， yet each began life as a child with a dream。
This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages， in a range of formats。 The board books are told in simple sentences， perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers。 The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers。 Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme。 Paper dolls， learning cards， matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children。
Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People， BIG DREAMS！
Reviews
Natalie
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I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。"A winner is just a dreamer who never gives up"。Nelson Mandela is another superb addition to the Little People Big Dreams series and is another of my favourites so far。 This short biography for children explains who Nelson Mandela was and how he made a difference on the world。 Nelson Mandela was such an inspirational person and I'm so glad he's been given a spot in this series I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。"A winner is just a dreamer who never gives up"。Nelson Mandela is another superb addition to the Little People Big Dreams series and is another of my favourites so far。 This short biography for children explains who Nelson Mandela was and how he made a difference on the world。 Nelson Mandela was such an inspirational person and I'm so glad he's been given a spot in this series。 So much is still to be done in the world today to rid the world of racism and division and this book helps children to see that chasing your dreams and standing up for what you believe in， can impact the world around us and make a change weather big or small。 。。。more
Pam
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I received an electronic ARC from Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books through NetGalley。One of the latest in the Little People， Big Dreams series。 Sanchez Vegara is superb at capturing the essence of historical figures for younger readers。 She shares the important pieces of Mandela's life at a level elementary students can comprehend。 Her text offers connection points to their own experiences， and the books always end with encouragement for readers。 The timeline provided a I received an electronic ARC from Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books through NetGalley。One of the latest in the Little People， Big Dreams series。 Sanchez Vegara is superb at capturing the essence of historical figures for younger readers。 She shares the important pieces of Mandela's life at a level elementary students can comprehend。 Her text offers connection points to their own experiences， and the books always end with encouragement for readers。 The timeline provided at the end offers more facts and actual photos of Mandela。I always look forward to seeing who she will write about next。 。。。more
Danielle Russell
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The Little People Big Dreams series is so special。 In each book， it highlights an inspirational man or woman and teaches young readers a brief overview of their life in a way that they can comprehend。The newest book in the series features Nelson Mandela， an incredible man who fought against apartheid in South Africa。 He spent 27 years in prison for standing up for equality。Every book shows the importance of standing up for your beliefs and persevering when life pushes back。 The last sentence of The Little People Big Dreams series is so special。 In each book， it highlights an inspirational man or woman and teaches young readers a brief overview of their life in a way that they can comprehend。The newest book in the series features Nelson Mandela， an incredible man who fought against apartheid in South Africa。 He spent 27 years in prison for standing up for equality。Every book shows the importance of standing up for your beliefs and persevering when life pushes back。 The last sentence of the book sums up everything perfectly -- "。。。a winner is just a dreamer who never gives up。"Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free advanced copy of this title in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jilly
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A wonderful new addition to the ‘Little People， Big Dreams’ series， Nelson Mandela’s story is an inspiring one。 Perfect for young children with lots of colourful illustrations this book tells of Mandela’s unrelenting belief in a fairer society for everyone and how he achieved his dream。 Thank you to the author， Net Galley and Quarto publishing for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。
Mike
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A timely book， given the recent deaths of other major South African political figures， is this just published Nelson Mandela by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara - albeit a children’s book。 As the father of the new South Africa， Mandela is well known。 His achievements will inspire children， as this book acknowledges the spirit of the man。 With colourful drawings and easily understood sentences， children of all ages will delight in this book and be given an insight to a significant figure of modern his A timely book， given the recent deaths of other major South African political figures， is this just published Nelson Mandela by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara - albeit a children’s book。 As the father of the new South Africa， Mandela is well known。 His achievements will inspire children， as this book acknowledges the spirit of the man。 With colourful drawings and easily understood sentences， children of all ages will delight in this book and be given an insight to a significant figure of modern history。 A four-star read rating and a tip – seek out other works in the series。 With much thanks to Frances Lincoln Children's Books and the author， for an uncorrected advanced review copy。 As always， the opinions herein are totally my own and freely given。 。。。more
Katie Young
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A good simple introduction to Nelson Mandela for young children。 My daughters aged 7 and 5 were able to absorb most of the details of Nelson’s story and reading the book prompted a brief discussion about apartheid。 Illustration wise， this book isn’t as jazzy or colourful as some of the others but this suits the story and tone of the book I think。 I enjoy reading these books to my daughters as I often feel I learn a lot more about the subjects myself。 An important addition to this range of books A good simple introduction to Nelson Mandela for young children。 My daughters aged 7 and 5 were able to absorb most of the details of Nelson’s story and reading the book prompted a brief discussion about apartheid。 Illustration wise， this book isn’t as jazzy or colourful as some of the others but this suits the story and tone of the book I think。 I enjoy reading these books to my daughters as I often feel I learn a lot more about the subjects myself。 An important addition to this range of books and many thanks to Quarto and NetGalley for the chance to read and review in advance。 。。。more
Carla Johnson-Hicks
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This is a very basic and child friendly biography of Nelson Mandela。 It is important to note that this is about Mandela， not apartheid。 As I read this I originally thought it did not show how bad apartheid was， but it does share the story of young Nelson （aka Rolihlahla） and how he became involved in human rights in South Africa。 Rolihlahla meant troublemaker in Xhosa， his native language。 He was descended from a clan who had lived on the land for generations。 Once it was taken over by white men This is a very basic and child friendly biography of Nelson Mandela。 It is important to note that this is about Mandela， not apartheid。 As I read this I originally thought it did not show how bad apartheid was， but it does share the story of young Nelson （aka Rolihlahla） and how he became involved in human rights in South Africa。 Rolihlahla meant troublemaker in Xhosa， his native language。 He was descended from a clan who had lived on the land for generations。 Once it was taken over by white men， the black inhabitants became second class。 When Nelson's father died he was sent to live at the "Great Place" and he was educated by the chief's family。 He developed a sense of fairness and eventually began organizing peaceful protests to gain right for everyone。 After several arrests， he was finally imprisoned for 27 years for trying to overthrow the government。 People all over the world demanded his release and eventually President F。 W。 de Klerk released him in 1990。 Again it doesn't mention the pressure from the world， nor the threat of civil war。 It makes it sound like he did it because it was the right thing to do。 This is a great introduction to Nelson Mandela and how his drive to promote equal rights and justice began as a young boy。 Alison Hawkin's illustrations are stylized images and were a perfect companion to this book。 The message of dreaming big and following those dreams is a great one for children。 。。。more
Jan
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"a winner is just a dreamer who never gives up"That is the takeaway from the life story of this very remarkable man who was imprisoned so that all others in his country， South Africa， would be free instead of a select group of legal aliens。 This book is perfect for reading with children and also for ESL。 Well done！I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from Quarto Publishing Group/ Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley。 Thank you！ "a winner is just a dreamer who never gives up"That is the takeaway from the life story of this very remarkable man who was imprisoned so that all others in his country， South Africa， would be free instead of a select group of legal aliens。 This book is perfect for reading with children and also for ESL。 Well done！I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from Quarto Publishing Group/ Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more
ev 🌻
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I love all the books in this series。 The illustrations are beautiful and the story is told in a child friendly， easy to understand manner。 I do wish the story had delved a tad more into why NM was so prominent， especially before going to prison。 I always love the “adult” blurb at the end。 Thanks to NetGalley for the free preview in exchange for an honest review。
Joni Owens
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We love these books in our house。 They are a great way to introduce your little ones to important and/or famous people without being too big or in depth （I。e。 anything scandalous） This was a wonderful book about a very great man。 It is a good way to have an important conversation without overwhelming a young person。
Char （lunarchar_）
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Another gorgeous book in the series！ I had no idea Nelson wasn’t actually named Nelson and his name was changed to an English name which feels sad and odd。 This series may be aimed at kids but it still sparked anger in me at the way things were but more so that racism is still a big thing and it needs to end！ Once again I loved the little reminders at the end of the book: “A winner is just a dreamer who never gives up”
Brenda
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The Little People， Big Dreams series is such a wonderful series of books！ Beautifully illustrated， the illustrations alone tell a wonderful story and spark fabulous conversations！ With clear and easy to read and easy to understand text， a facts section & a biographical time line。 This book will prove to be interesting for a range of young readers as well as the adults reading with the youngest of those readers。 Love this series ❤️
Julie
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Awesome little quality-made books featuring people who persisted beyond circumstances of their time。 Includes a brief and more detailed timeline at the end。 Exceptional illustrations perfect for children。
Nette
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This is such a thoughtful book for young children。 It touches on big issues like segregation， racism， and overcoming adversity in a nurturing way， to not overwhelm the children。 It allows for conversations to take place， for more curious learning， and to learn and feel empathy。 Not only will children learn of the history， but they will also learn about Nelson Mandela。 The beauty of this series "Little People， Big Dreams" and of Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara is that these figures are shown in their This is such a thoughtful book for young children。 It touches on big issues like segregation， racism， and overcoming adversity in a nurturing way， to not overwhelm the children。 It allows for conversations to take place， for more curious learning， and to learn and feel empathy。 Not only will children learn of the history， but they will also learn about Nelson Mandela。 The beauty of this series "Little People， Big Dreams" and of Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara is that these figures are shown in their innocence， the gift that it gives children is that they know they are capable of changing the world like the people they read about。 Nelson Mandela was not only featured as a child or as an illustration， but Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara also includes timelines with actual photos of these historic figures， it allows for dreamers as the series intends， and I love that。 。。。more
Vicky
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Thank you to NetGalley， the publisher and authors for providing me with an ARC of this book。It was informative with great illustrations。 I highly recommend it
MookNana
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This is a very difficult， complex story to distill for early readers。 The book handles the details of Mandela's life in a simple， matter-of-fact way that is accessible for young students but winds up feeling a tiny bit flat。 This would probably be best used as a framework to start a discussion about Mandela and apartheid that could be supplemented with information from other sources。 There are a lot of great topics and themes introduced （colonialism， systemic racism， incarceration， international This is a very difficult， complex story to distill for early readers。 The book handles the details of Mandela's life in a simple， matter-of-fact way that is accessible for young students but winds up feeling a tiny bit flat。 This would probably be best used as a framework to start a discussion about Mandela and apartheid that could be supplemented with information from other sources。 There are a lot of great topics and themes introduced （colonialism， systemic racism， incarceration， international activism， free elections， etc。）， which is helpful， but readers could definitely benefit from more depth。 Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review！ 。。。more
Leslie （LellieReads）
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I am a big fan of the Little People， Big Dreams Series。 This one is all about Nelson Mandela， who is one of the most infamous people of the 20th century。 These books are filled with great information that are easy for kids to understand and have great illustrations。 Thank you to netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review！
Kate Henderson
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I have read lots of the books from the little people big dreams series， and I adore them。 I always love the chance to read another book in the series。I am super pleased to say that this book on Nelson Mandela was no exception。 I learnt a lot。 The illustrations were beautiful， and despite the small amount of pages， I still felt like I got to know more about the amazing man。
Sheila
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I received an ARC， of Nelson Mandela， by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara。 This is a great story about Nelson Mandela。 Nelson did not like racism and fought against it， landing in jail。
theliterateleprechaun
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I was thankful for an opportunity to read and review this book about South Africa’s first Black president， Nelson Mandela， as I regrettably didn’t know very much about this outstanding man。 First of all， what a great cover design！ It has universal appeal， regardless of age。 Children will be swept away to South Africa and will learn about the racial segregation that resulted from apartheid， as well as learn about the man who protested about it， never giving up the fight for justice and equality， I was thankful for an opportunity to read and review this book about South Africa’s first Black president， Nelson Mandela， as I regrettably didn’t know very much about this outstanding man。 First of all， what a great cover design！ It has universal appeal， regardless of age。 Children will be swept away to South Africa and will learn about the racial segregation that resulted from apartheid， as well as learn about the man who protested about it， never giving up the fight for justice and equality， despite being arrested and imprisoned。 My niece and nephew were awestruck at learning how he got his name and that he was the first one in his family to go to school！ The illustrations by Alison Hawkins are catalysts for great conversations。 Reading about how long Mandela kept his dream alive， will encourage young people。 The two greatest messages I got from this book were that the greatest glory is rising every time we fall and that a winner is just a dreamer who never gives up。 South Africans refer to Mandela as the ‘Father of the Nation，’ but the world knows him as the man who never gave up on his dream and walked the long road to equality。In this world of instant gratification， children need to know that sometimes it takes longer than we think to achieve what we want AND that we need to keep thinking about the dream and getting up each time we fall。 Thank you， Little People BIG DREAMS， for this reminder。 I was gifted this book by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara， Quarto Publishing Group， Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review。 。。。more
Martina
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The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。The ‘My First Little People， Big Dreams’ series provides informative and inspirational biographies about people who left a mark on this earth， no matter what difficulties they have encountered。These stories are very short， but that’s because they’re books for children， so it’s totally understandable。I think they are a very smart and wonderful way to introduce little children to such important figure The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。The ‘My First Little People， Big Dreams’ series provides informative and inspirational biographies about people who left a mark on this earth， no matter what difficulties they have encountered。These stories are very short， but that’s because they’re books for children， so it’s totally understandable。I think they are a very smart and wonderful way to introduce little children to such important figures。This little book tells the story of Nelson Mandela， South Africa's first Black president。 He spent his life fighting for equal rights， he's truly an inspirational figure。 I'm happy children can find out about him this way。 。。。more
Reading_ Tamishly
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I was expecting more facts in this one。 Well， for the target audience the book is perfect I feel， in terms of the writing， the presentation and the illustrations。Thank you， author/artist and the publisher， for the advance reading copy。
Donna Maguire
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Review to be added to amazon UK and US on 18 January 2022 – publication day！I really enjoy the books in this series and I love the mix of people that are featured。This book features Nelson Mandela and gives a brief overview of his life and shows that passion and determination can help people succeed and really can change the world for the better。The illustrations in the book are great and they really bring the book to life。It is 4 stars from me for this one – highly recommended！
joyce w。 laudon
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Over the course of 2021 I have reviewed many books in this series。 It seems appropriate somehow to close out the year with this title on a truly good man and inspiring figure。 Hope it will also inspire you and the children in your life。Nelson Mandela’s story is well and simply told here， from his early years， through his education and eventual arrest。 Mandela’s “long walk to freedom” is noted。 I love the last sentence of this book。 It simply states “…a winner is just a dreamer who never gives up Over the course of 2021 I have reviewed many books in this series。 It seems appropriate somehow to close out the year with this title on a truly good man and inspiring figure。 Hope it will also inspire you and the children in your life。Nelson Mandela’s story is well and simply told here， from his early years， through his education and eventual arrest。 Mandela’s “long walk to freedom” is noted。 I love the last sentence of this book。 It simply states “…a winner is just a dreamer who never gives up。”As it always true in this series， there are supplemental materials at the end of the book。 These offer additional information。 Also， the illustrations enhance the text; their colors match the tone of the story。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Theediscerning
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Just what you'd expect from this series – a well-put-together biography of its subject， heavy on the visuals and light on text as suiting the young audience。 It does say a great deal too much about the world's priorities when you see the wastes-of-space that have been selected before Nelson Mandela， however。 That said， the whole franchise （way over fifty books strong） is too large now to print all the previous editions in list form， and when it boils down to it it is the quality here that is of Just what you'd expect from this series – a well-put-together biography of its subject， heavy on the visuals and light on text as suiting the young audience。 It does say a great deal too much about the world's priorities when you see the wastes-of-space that have been selected before Nelson Mandela， however。 That said， the whole franchise （way over fifty books strong） is too large now to print all the previous editions in list form， and when it boils down to it it is the quality here that is of note。 。。。more
BookDrunkard
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I've read several of the Little People， Big Dreams biographies。 The illustrations are always so cute and the stories are relatable to children。 I highly recommend checking out the series if you're a parent， teacher， librarian， or just a fan of children's literature。 This particular book gives a child friendly view of Nelson Mandela's life。 At the end there's timeline， a list of further reading， and actual photographs of Mandela。 Another great installment of this series。 I've read several of the Little People， Big Dreams biographies。 The illustrations are always so cute and the stories are relatable to children。 I highly recommend checking out the series if you're a parent， teacher， librarian， or just a fan of children's literature。 This particular book gives a child friendly view of Nelson Mandela's life。 At the end there's timeline， a list of further reading， and actual photographs of Mandela。 Another great installment of this series。 。。。more
Shane Harcombe
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Nelson Mandela is a great person to put into this series。 A champion of equal rights and a household name for a generation， hopefully books like this will ensure his legacy continues。 The tone of this is very positive， considering what Mandela went through， but that is appropriate for the age group and for the main purpose of inspiring。
Emma
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The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review。 This series is always a joy to read， it’s a really nice introduction to well known people for little children。 Of course the plot is always a little bit fast but that’s to be expected and it’s totally understandable。This little book here is about Nelson Mandela and his continuous fight against racism and apartheid。 Mandela is such an important public figure and I'm sure children are going to be in The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review。 This series is always a joy to read， it’s a really nice introduction to well known people for little children。 Of course the plot is always a little bit fast but that’s to be expected and it’s totally understandable。This little book here is about Nelson Mandela and his continuous fight against racism and apartheid。 Mandela is such an important public figure and I'm sure children are going to be inspired by his story。 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed digital review copies of this book through NetGalley and Edelweiss。
Reference
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