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K-3
Illustrated by
Malcah Zeldis.
Straightforward prose tracks Mandela's journey from a South African village to his political awakening, ensuing activism, and subsequent imprisonment. Readers will appreciate this book's generosity with small but fascinating details (Mandela's childhood toys, the exact size of his prison bed) and its folk-art illustrations, which blaze with color as if to reinforce the power of the subject's convictions. Bib.