Nelson Mandela: From Prisoner to President

by Suzy Capozzi, Nicole Tadgell (Illustrator)

Overview

This Step 4 leveled reader about Nelson Mandela, the Nobel Prize–winning activist for racial equality in South Africa, is as spellbinding a biography as you can find. His journey from student to revolutionary to inmate to president of South Africa will inspire and engage kids of all ages.
 
As conversations about race, prejudice, and injustice pervade classrooms and homes, teachers and parents need books that can bring those discussions within the grasp of kids. Nelson Mandela’s story, told honestly and accessibly, is just such a book. The subjects of apartheid and racism are handled with aplomb, and readers will find much to discuss with their classmates, friends, and families.
 
Step 4 Readers use challenging vocabulary and short paragraphs to tell exciting stories. For newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780553513431
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	06/14/2016
Series:	Step into Reading Book Series: A Step 4 Book
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	506,933
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	680L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

SUZY CAPOZZI is a children’s book editor and writer. She lives in the Hudson Valley in New York State.
 
NICOLE TADGELL has illustrated over twenty books. Her work has been honored with the Children’s Africana Book Award, the Américas Award, the Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, and the Growing Good Kids Book Award. Visit her on the Web at nicoletadgell.blogspot.com.