Nelson Mandela, by Kadir Nelson Nelson Mandela, by Kadir Nelson, is a beautiful biographical picture book for grades one through five. The story begins with Nelson’s birthname, Rolihlahla, which means troublemaker, and carries on to explain his education, work as a lawyer, involvement in the resistance movement to abolish apartheid, his imprisonments and finally his election as president of South Africa. The pictures are filled with meaning and show aspects of South African culture in a very und...

A beautiful picture book biography of an important man. Kadir Nelson's paintings take readers into a foreign land and give them a unique view of the key events in Mandela's life.The writing is strong and uses carefully chosen words to explain difficult concepts such as apartheid. The result is a moving book that can be shared with young children. Following the story is a more detailed bio on Mandela and a bibliography. The only thing missing in this book for me was a glossary. There were a numbe...

Daughter chose this book as one of her summer reading book report. I found it to be very well written that little kids can easly find out the facts and remember them. We have learned so much about Mandela through this book

I just happened to have this out from the library on the day Nelson Mandela died. It was the perfect way to explain his life to my kids.

Rolihlahla played barefooted on the grassy hills of Qunu. He fought boys with sticks and shot birds with slingshots. The smartest Madiba child of thirteen, he was the only one chosen for school. His new teacher would not say his Xhosa name. She called him Nelson instead.” Synopsis: Nelson was nine years old when his father passed. His mother sent him to live with a powerful tribal chief, where he could continue his studies. He learned stories from the elders about old Africa, where people lived

This is an amazing book! The illustrations are illustrious and tells the story of Mandela as a child and how he grew up to show character and courage in the midst of the chaotic norms that had been accepted in South Africa-apartheid. Nelson grows up to find his mate Winnie Mandela and takes a stand for his people, he goes to jail, but over time his fight is won because of his courage, bravery and values that he never gave up on. It's an extraordinary story that children will be engaged and curio...

This picturebook biography is a great introduction to Nelson Mandela, one of the most famous leaders of the 20th century and a 1993 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.Kadir Nelson's text is concise yet informative, and his illustrations are BOLD. I mean, just look at that cover. And these:HOWEVER, even though there is more information about the life of Nelson Mandela in the back matter, certain information is misleadingly omitted (e.g., there's no mention that Mandela’s led resistance was armed; Mandela...

In a way that only Kadir Nelson could capture, this book tells the story of Nelson Mandela’s life, imprisonment and how he became the inspiration he is. This is a very humanizing tale of Mendela, showing his childhood before his father’s death and then his move across South Africa to study under a powerful chief. Mandela attended school and then got involved in fighting apartheid. The book follows him as he is jailed the first time and as he rises to be a threat to those in power and goes into h...

I absolutely love the illustrations! Kadir Nelson does an incredible job illustrating books and evoking emotion. While I enjoyed the text, I was left wanting more. Particularly because my children have heard of him but know very little about him, I wanted more details about his life and what he accomplished. There is an author's note at the back that provided some more details, but I wanted a timeline and even more details.

We unintentionally paired this with Herd Boy. Reading the latter, it was cool to watch Malcolm recognize Mandela (traveling incognito in Herd Boy) as the main character from a book we had read two nights before. Putting it all together, that one.

Kadir Nelson doing what he does best. Highly, highly recommend this picture book biography on Nelson Mandela. Just beautiful.

This book was excellent because, again, of Kadir Nelson's passion for African American history. The reader can tell the time and effort he put into each illustration in order to capture the charisma of such an impacting historical figure. And I appreciated his selections of facts to write alongside these great images. He gives readers a great background and insight to Mandela's life while educating young kids, and adults like myself, on the importance of his contributions. This is an excellent c...

super gorgeous illustrations, and does a good job abbreviating a long and accomplished life.

I am on a mission to acquaint myself with all of Kadir Nelson's artworks. Mandela, the picture biography, has the striking, moving artwork that Kadir Nelson is known for. I found the text, which Nelson also wrote, not nearly as moving. Resistance leaders are often 'saintified' after their death, and this book seemed to me to do the same thing. Young readers are not presented with the paradoxes of Nelson's Mandela's life. Instead this seems more of an illustrated timeline of his life on Earth.The...

This is a moving tribute to one of the most respected leaders of the twentieth century. The narrative is short and does not overwhelm the reader with details, but gives a concise account of Nelson Mandela's life, highlighting the most major and life-changing events. The author's note at the end offers a bit more detail, but this book is useful more for providing an inspiring message than as a reference book. The illustrations are simply amazing and really capture the facial expressions and emoti...

Inspirational and impressive. I've come to expect nothing less of Kadir Nelson and this picture book biography of one of the most important leaders of our time does not disappoint. Highly recommended.

As I've come to expect from Kadir Nelson, the illustrations are filled with a vibrancy and life that give the text a whole higher plane of functioning. Incredibly beautiful, powerful book.

Biography- Nelson Mandela is a great synthesis of the man’s life that provides details from his journey that helps children understand the struggles he went through to fight for equality for his people. This book can be read and enjoyed by children in grades 3-4. The text could be understood by 3rd graders, but the themes may be a little too complex for third graders to navigate on their own. I love the way that this book was written and tells the life of Nelson Mandela. His life is told in a fo...

I purchased this book as a fan of Kadir Nelson and an acolyte of Nelson Mandela.

This book is written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Basically this book is about Nelson Mandelas experiences that he indured in Africa and in other Continent's to make Africa better. This book was an eye opener for me because I am originally from Africa and I had no idea what my ancestors had to through in our own country. People like Nelson Mandela gives us hope that our world will be better. I recommend this book because it will most likely change your view about Mandela and Africa.