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Beatrice Gormley

Autor(a) de Amelia Earhart: Young Aviator

46 Works 3,420 Membros 35 Críticas

About the Author

Beatrice Gormley is the author of many popular books for young readers, including Maria Mitchell: The Soul of an Astronomer and C. S. Lewis: Christian and Storyteller. As a writer, she admires the drama of Bible stories and is intrigued by their people. She lives in Ossining, New York

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Obras por Beatrice Gormley

Amelia Earhart: Young Aviator (2000) 328 exemplares
Adara (2002) 303 exemplares
Barack Obama: Our 44th President (2008) 260 exemplares
Back To The Titanic (1994) 259 exemplares
Louisa May Alcott: Young Novelist (1999) 249 exemplares
Back to the Day Lincoln Was Shot! (1656) 201 exemplares
Back to Paul Revere! (1994) 172 exemplares
Fifth Grade Magic (1982) 135 exemplares
Mail-Order Wings (1981) 88 exemplares
Miriam (1999) 47 exemplares
Salome (2007) 42 exemplares
Julius Caeser: Young Statesman (2006) 40 exemplares
Malcolm X: A Revolutionary Voice (2008) 37 exemplares
Friends of Liberty (2013) 35 exemplares
The Ghastly Glasses (1985) 31 exemplares
Marie Curie: Young Scientist (2007) 29 exemplares
Best Friend Insurance (1985) 28 exemplares
More Fifth Grade Magic (1988) 17 exemplares
Paul's Volcano (Camelot) (1987) 16 exemplares
Laura Bush: America's First Lady (2003) 16 exemplares
Wanted : UFO (1990) 8 exemplares
Ellie's Birthstone Ring: 2 (1992) 7 exemplares
Joe Biden: Our 46th President (2021) 6 exemplares
The Magic Mean Machine (1989) 6 exemplares
Richard and the Vratch (1987) 6 exemplares
Sky Guys to White Cat: 2 (1991) 4 exemplares
Understudy Magic (1988) 1 exemplar

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Gormley, Beatrice
Data de nascimento
1942
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA

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This comprehensive biography makes Mandela’s powerful story engaging and accessible to young readers. The detailed text and photographs portray the complexity of South African history. Timeline, Glossary, Sources.
 
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NCSS | 3 outras críticas | Jul 23, 2021 |
"A young troublemaker grows up to be a civil rights activist, president of his country and world leader in this overview of the life and work of the Nobel Prize–winning peacemaker.

In an engaging narrative that avoids hagiography, Gormley chronicles Mandela’s childhood and youth as a village herder, his successful career as a lawyer defending victims of South Africa’s apartheid policies, his work with the African National Congress, his imprisonment on Robben Island, his presidency of post-apartheid South Africa and his efforts later in life as an international peacemaker. She effectively describes the gross injustices and absurdities of apartheid policies, including numerous examples of Mandela’s personal experiences living in a racist society. Mandela’s extraordinary ability as president to ease both the fearful suspicions of whites and the vengeful impulses of long-oppressed blacks, preventing the nation from plunging into civil war, is appropriately depicted as his crowning accomplishment. The author does note that Mandela was less successful in his personal life, with two failed marriages and estranged relationships with his children.

A complete, informative introduction to a nonviolent revolutionary and one of history’s most important champions of human rights. (photos, timeline, glossary, source notes) (Biography. 10-14)" From Kirkus Reviews, www.kirkusreviews.com
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Estatísticas

Obras
46
Membros
3,420
Popularidade
#7,444
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
35
ISBN
137
Línguas
1

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