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.


這本第四級讀物是關於納爾遜．曼德拉的故事。曼德拉是諾貝爾獎得主，在南非致力於提倡種族平等，是本非常吸睛的自傳。

曼德拉一生從學生變成革命家，從囚犯蛻變為南非總統，他這趟不凡的旅程，必定能激勵和吸引所有年齡層的孩子。當課堂與家庭都不斷談論到關於種族、歧視和不公正的議題時，老師及家長正需要這類孩子也能一起參與討論的書籍。

納爾遜．曼德拉的故事在本書中非常貼切地呈現，是孩子讀物的最佳選擇。本書輕鬆帶入種族隔離政策與種族主義的主題，讀者能藉此找到許多與同學、朋友、家人討論的問題。


【適讀程度】
 Age Range: 7 - 9 years