Who Was Nelson Mandela?
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Summary
As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world。 Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution。 He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa。 He became the country’s first black president and went on to live his dream of change。 This is an important and exciting addition to the Who Was。。。？ series。
Reviews
Kim
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This series is perfect for learning about figures through history。 Some parts of this book were above my son's head， but he asked questions and now has a broader view of what happened in Nelson Mandela's life。 He said， "It is sad that these people had to go through what they did for freedom。" This series is perfect for learning about figures through history。 Some parts of this book were above my son's head， but he asked questions and now has a broader view of what happened in Nelson Mandela's life。 He said， "It is sad that these people had to go through what they did for freedom。" 。。。more
Zainab Almutair
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Its really an Amazing book， and a great way to Learn about South Africa's history in the pastIt talks about Nelson Mandela， a man Who stands up for black South Africans， This talks about How He Stood up for Black Rights， And how he Led many South Africans in a peaceful protest， I love this book because talks about How Nelson Mandela gave South Africans rights， I strongly suggest It to those who love reading history。 Its really an Amazing book， and a great way to Learn about South Africa's history in the pastIt talks about Nelson Mandela， a man Who stands up for black South Africans， This talks about How He Stood up for Black Rights， And how he Led many South Africans in a peaceful protest， I love this book because talks about How Nelson Mandela gave South Africans rights， I strongly suggest It to those who love reading history。 。。。more
Dan
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Nelson Mandela was a very busy activist for the rights of black people in South Africa。 He spent twenty seven years in jail for his convictions。 He was a very determined man who knew that all people should be treated respectfully and equally。 This book shows his struggles with the opposing side throughout his life and the results of these struggles。 It is a good way to start learning about life in South Africa。
Harriette
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Despite having read other biographies and attending a museum exhibit about Nelson Mandela， I learned new things！
Erin Becker
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Read alongside Mandela's autobiography， A Long Walk to Freedom。 Belviso does an excellent job condensing 600+ pages of a highly eventful life down to 100 short pages with illustrations。 Read alongside Mandela's autobiography， A Long Walk to Freedom。 Belviso does an excellent job condensing 600+ pages of a highly eventful life down to 100 short pages with illustrations。 。。。more
Dan Mingo
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Fairly accurate account without diving into the deeper issues of the day。 Read it to see how these books dive into historical figures。
Kabir
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I feel connected to this story as I used to live in South Africa。
Sophia
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Who Was Nelson Mandela？ by Meg BelvisoPublished December 14， 2013<3As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world。 Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution。 He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa。 He became the country's first black president and went on to live his dream of change。 This is an important and exciting addition to the Who Was。。。？ series。 Who Was Nelson Mandela？ by Meg BelvisoPublished December 14， 2013<3As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world。 Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution。 He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa。 He became the country's first black president and went on to live his dream of change。 This is an important and exciting addition to the Who Was。。。？ series。 。。。more
Shehroze Tariq
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A very Precise and Generalized Book。 One day read。 It covers complete Life of Nelson Mandela。 A good read indeed
Sundee Perkins
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Nelson's life， his achievements， and his sentence， were incredible。 The apartheid of South Africa was horrifying （and I know it was worse than described in the books）， and Nelson's fight was Herculean。 What an incredible man！ Nelson's life， his achievements， and his sentence， were incredible。 The apartheid of South Africa was horrifying （and I know it was worse than described in the books）， and Nelson's fight was Herculean。 What an incredible man！ 。。。more
Sally Schafer
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This nonfiction book tells readers who Nelson Mandela was and his impact on the world。 It talks about his history and what he did to become so famous。 Students can use this text for research or for fun。 Lexile: 850LGrade Level: 2nd-4th
Marissa Nunnes
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Very interesting！
Sophie Crane
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This biography was fantastic。 It showed how Nelson Mandela strived to show his opposition to the apartheid regime of the South African government and how he struggled and suffered by being given many years of imprisonment to finally becoming president of South Africa。
David Rough
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This biography for younger readers provides a concise life-story of this amazing man who battled apartheid in South Africa while raising the flag of peaceful revolution。 Mandela’s story is filled with years of imprisonment and it reminded me of the Old Testament experience of Joseph in Egypt – both were thrown into prison for years and then， they were not only were they released but became world-changing leaders within the country that imprisoned them。 Mandela spent twenty-seven years in prison This biography for younger readers provides a concise life-story of this amazing man who battled apartheid in South Africa while raising the flag of peaceful revolution。 Mandela’s story is filled with years of imprisonment and it reminded me of the Old Testament experience of Joseph in Egypt – both were thrown into prison for years and then， they were not only were they released but became world-changing leaders within the country that imprisoned them。 Mandela spent twenty-seven years in prison and once released， he became the country’s first black president。 。。。more
David
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Excellent book for the young audience。 Well done sketches adorn almost every page。 I would have liked to have seen photos， but I could easily tell who all the key people were。 This is even a good book for adults to start with， since the serious biographies on Nelson Mandela tend to be huge。 So this 105 page summary of his life was a nice brisk preview。 For kids， this book is ideal。My favorite Mandela book is: Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation which is the story th Excellent book for the young audience。 Well done sketches adorn almost every page。 I would have liked to have seen photos， but I could easily tell who all the key people were。 This is even a good book for adults to start with， since the serious biographies on Nelson Mandela tend to be huge。 So this 105 page summary of his life was a nice brisk preview。 For kids， this book is ideal。My favorite Mandela book is: Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation which is the story that inspired Invictus。 The first half of this book covers Mandela and apartheid very well， and the second half focuses on the Rugby World Cup， in South Africa， where South Africa prevailed。 。。。more
Jenisha Stanley
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6 min book reviewhttps://www。youtube。com/watch？v=vbaJc。。。 6 min book reviewhttps://www。youtube。com/watch？v=vbaJc。。。 。。。more
ضحى باعقيل
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Yet another window to the dark recent history of the "civilized" west！ Yet another window to the dark recent history of the "civilized" west！ 。。。more
Kenji
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Read this for a reading challenge I’m doing this year。 Super interesting to learn a little more about Nelson Mandela。 I had picked this at the beginning of the year so it seems even more applicable now
Maggie
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I know there are more in depth novels on the life of Nelson Mandela including A long walk to Freedom ， which I plan to buy and read。 However， this Who was series， does a very good job of breaking down concise facts while not being written like a textbook。 There is still emotion in the words。 This series may be geared towards children; but I think it's good for anyone who wants to learn。 This was the only book offered on overdrive through my local library online systems， （Sad I know。） My local li I know there are more in depth novels on the life of Nelson Mandela including A long walk to Freedom ， which I plan to buy and read。 However， this Who was series， does a very good job of breaking down concise facts while not being written like a textbook。 There is still emotion in the words。 This series may be geared towards children; but I think it's good for anyone who wants to learn。 This was the only book offered on overdrive through my local library online systems， （Sad I know。） My local library has more books， but of course due to covid-19 it is shut down at the moment。 As always， Happy Reading。 。。。more
Sally Sabrawi
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Mesmerizing， simple， and must-read book😍。
Subhadra
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Who Was is a great series The book truly captures the essence of a great life。 The sacrifices and struggles of a great man have been succinctly encapsulated。
David
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Who Was Nelson Mandela？ by Meg Belviso is from the "Who Was。。。" series of books and covers the life of Nelson Mandela from his childhood throughout his life。 The author presents his early dreams about changing South Africa by eliminating apartheid through peaceful revolution。 He was imprisoned for 27 years but never lost hope that he would someday prevail and he eventually became South Africa's first black president。 He oversaw major changes in South African society during his lifetime and is re Who Was Nelson Mandela？ by Meg Belviso is from the "Who Was。。。" series of books and covers the life of Nelson Mandela from his childhood throughout his life。 The author presents his early dreams about changing South Africa by eliminating apartheid through peaceful revolution。 He was imprisoned for 27 years but never lost hope that he would someday prevail and he eventually became South Africa's first black president。 He oversaw major changes in South African society during his lifetime and is respected and looked up to by people from all over the world。 The author provides us with a relatively brief but comprehensive overview of the life of Nelson Mandela。 。。。more
Doris Gourbere
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“When the Europeans came to Africa， they had the Bible and we had the land。 They said， ‘let us pray。’ We closed our eyes。 When we opened them， we had the Bible and they had the land。”（powerful quote！）
Nadia L。 Hohn
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I learned so many things about Nelson Mandela when I thought I already knew it。 Very concise， interesting， and easy to follow。
Karen
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Book Title: Who Was Nelson Mandela？Author: Meg Belviso and Pam PollackReading Level: RBook Level: 5。9Book Summary: This book takes you through the life and importance of Nelson Mandela。Writing Trait:Organization-This book is organized into chapters that move through the important stages of Nelson Mandela's Life。 It would be useful to show students how to organize their own study of an important person and how to elaborate and not just state or list facts。Other ideas:I would have students listen Book Title: Who Was Nelson Mandela？Author: Meg Belviso and Pam PollackReading Level: RBook Level: 5。9Book Summary: This book takes you through the life and importance of Nelson Mandela。Writing Trait:Organization-This book is organized into chapters that move through the important stages of Nelson Mandela's Life。 It would be useful to show students how to organize their own study of an important person and how to elaborate and not just state or list facts。Other ideas:I would have students listen to one book as read aloud and then find their own important person in history to research and write about。 You could also find these and add them to a text set for a specific topic such as civil war。 。。。more
Yuuki Nakashima
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This series is always good for me to learn about someone/something that I’m not familiar with。I didn’t know much about South Africa’s history and Nelson Mandela。 So this book educated me a lot！ He was in a prison much longer than I expected。。。 I was impressed by his indomitable spirit。
Naznin
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Nice book on introducing Rolihlahla （the tree shaker） to kids。I highly recommend this book to young readers。
Jia ♥
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Who Was books are quick and informational。 i like them
Laurie B
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This was a good introduction to Nelson Mandela， but I didn’t enjoy it as much as other books in this series。 It seemed to oversimplify some things， even for the target audience， and the last chapter particularly felt rushed。
Claire L
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It was okay but when I looked into a piece of info （the pronunciation of his African name Rolihlahla ） I found a possible mistake
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