Great Lives in Graphics: Mandela
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Button Books
Published:10th Oct '23
Should be back in stock very soon
Great Lives in Graphics: Mandela is a graphic retelling of Mandela’s story which gives children a visual snapshot of his life and long fight for freedom, while educating them on everything from the history of racial segregation to the importance of equality. 15th December 2023 marks the 10 year anniversary of the passing of this global icon and Nobel prize winner.
You may already know that Nelson Mandela ended apartheid in South Africa and became the country’s first Black president, but did you know that he used brilliant disguises to avoid being captured by his enemies? Or that he loved boxing?
Great Lives in Graphics reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolour, presenting 250+ biographical facts in a new and exciting way. It takes the essential dates and achievements of each person’s life, mixes them with lesser-known facts and trivia, and uses infographics to show them in a fresh visual way that is genuinely engaging for children and young adults. The result is a colourful, fascinating and often surprising representation of that person’s life, work and legacy. Using timelines, maps, repeated motifs and many more beautiful and informative illustrations, readers learn not just about the main subject of the book but also about the cultural background of the time in which they lived.
Books in graphic form are very popular so to have a biography of Nelson Mandela in this format, in this series, is most welcome. This book has over 250 facts about Mandela from his birth in 1918 to his death in 2013. It includes lesser-known facts, e.g. Nelson and his step-brother ran away to avoid arranged marriages, and whilst leader of the ANC Nelson operated undercover for 17 months even coming to London in disguise.
As well as the biographical, this book also gives information on other revolutions and revolutionaries. There is also a double-page spread considering whether Mandela was a Freedom Fighter or a Terrorist, which could be the basis for an interesting discussion. There is a timeline of his life, and also the timetable of a typical day in prison. The variety of layouts, typographic styles and illustrations will make this very appealing to many readers. It is a great book for browsing, but the lack of a contents’ or index page makes searching for specific information quite difficult. I recommend this book for upper KS2 and KS3, (age 9+).
ISBN: 9781787081369
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32 pages