Who Was Gandhi?

These series are wonderful for my 9year old son. He finds them interesting and learns so much about the subject. They are a quick read but hold his attention and he can't wait to start another. Highly recommend.

The book was delivered timely and appeared the same as on the website. I would purchase from this seller again.

Mrs. Rau's nonfiction books are a staple in my classroom. Most popular are her planet books and the big head biographies. This one is an incredible biography. SO many students love this book, but especially my students of Indian descent. I use this bio with Dr. King's biography and when teaching the Revolutionary War. Students are shocked to learn India was a British Colony and a massacre happened in India that was very similar to the Boston Massacre. A must have and suggest multiple copies.

I buy books from this series for my grandson. I love that he enjoys reading about "real" people. They are well illustrated and written well. As I have found most lower elementary levels lack sorrowfully in their biography sections, I have been delighted with this series.

My son didn't like to know that Gandhi spent time in jail. But he was happy to learn that he made peace in India.

Bought for my 4th grader. Easy read, very informative. I may have enjoyed it more than him.

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Me and my kids love the "Who Was" and "Who Is" and "What Was" Collection. It's a great way for kids to learn about influential people like from our past and present in a fun way. Working towards getting the entire set, already have 38. Who ever thought of this idea and wrote these is simply Brilliant!!

Nice compact, very accessible soft cover book with black and white art that captures the essence and defining episodes of Ghandi’s life very well. It may not be our 11-year old daughter’s favourite topic, but she loves history and this transports here to a different part of the world and conditions she is not very familiar with. She typically picks these books up and reads them in one go. Emerging as an expert on the topic afterward.Initially I was unimpressed with the books in this series as they are quite thin and the plain black and white illustrations do not provide it with the best presentation compared to many other brilliantly illustrated and colourful children’s history books. Yet, the story line is straightforward, quite readable and the books are overflowing with reasonable detailed information and facts.The books in this series include several box pages that step away from the narrative to explain more about a specific topic. In this case about Indian religion The British Raj, Indians in South Africa ect. I find these very educational and helpful to provide context.As such I would recommended this book and most in this series. By now we have built a small collection of these books, that at some stage will be picked up by our daughter’s younger brother as well.

The Who Was series reminds me of a book series I read in 3rd grade on, many years ago, blue boards with red title, shadow illustrations, that focused on the childhoods of various American icons. Here, the B&W 'graphic novel' approach is inviting for my kids, now of the same age, and extends to world figures, including many women.The Gandhi book in the series traces him from childhood marriage through the South Africa years, and back to his days in India through independence and assassination. As may be expected, much of the extreme violence of these years is downplayed for children: Amritsar and Partition are handled delicately, as sidebars. Gandhi the man is emphasized, whereas I might like to have seen discussion of practical non-violence and soul-force. At least, this will get kids interested: my daughter asks, Daddy, the British weren't very nice, were they?The series emphasizes iconic women, leading with their accomplishments and more subtle messaging of the struggles in a male-dominated world. Boxed asides provide good introductions to Slavery, the Civil War, Radioactivity, etc.Should be read in combination with seeing the Netflix "Who was ..." series, which (I think) proceeds from the same script in an entertaining fashion.

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Gandhi's Life cannot be explained in a better form than this book. Amazing for every child and Parents and teachers to refresh them with Life and events of Mahatma Gandhi. Well researched and Illustrated.Can you Please bring more such Titles on Great Indian Leaders and Reformers. it will benefit thousands of Young readers and book lovers, Please consider my suggestion seriously

ce livre a ete envoyé a un petit anglais de 8 ans, cela lui permettra de faire une collection et de connaitre des grands personnages de notre monde