Nelson Mandela: The Boy Called Troublemaker

by Ellie Crowe

Overview

Nelson Mandela—legendary freedom fighter and revolutionary, first black president of South Africa and Nobel Peace prize winner—stated that his childhood in the Transkei countryside taught him everything he needed to know in life. This biographical novel brings to life Mandela’s childhood and his tribal initiation at sixteen when he resolved to live up to his name—Troublemaker—and fight for freedom for his people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780999391235
Publisher:	Great Dog Literary LLC
Publication date:	03/01/2018
Pages:	66
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.14(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Author Ellie Crowe has won numerous awards including: 2008 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature, 2008 Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Award, Carter G. Woodson Award, Texas Bluebonnet Master List 2010/2011selection, Bank Street College Books of the Year, The Bloomsbury Review Editors Favorite, Cleveland Public Library Distinguished Children's Biography List, Texas Women's University Librarians' Choice 2008, Kiriyama Notable Books 2008, BookList Best Children's Books 2007, 5 awards for excellence from the Hawaii Book Publishers'Association, the Kahili Award in Literary Arts in the 2004 "Keep It Hawaii" awards, Award for special interest book in 2002 by the Hawaii Book Publishers'Association, Hawaii Tourism Authority "Keep it Hawaii" award for excellence in Literary Arts