Jimmy Carter : Champion of Peace [Paperback]

Ellen Weiss (Author), Mel Friedman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003

Nobel Peace Prize Winner

A peanut farmer and an obscure governor from the state of Georgia, Jimmy Carter was close to unknown until he ran for United States president in 1976. But throughout his presidency and in the years since he has left the White House, Jimmy Carter has worked so hard for peace -- even winning the Nobel Peace Prize -- that no on will ever ask, "Jimmy who?" again.

Jimmy Carter is the world's peacemaker. He promotes human rights, social and economic justice, and works tirelessly with Habitat for Humanity to build housing for the poor and with the Carter Center to end hunger and wipe out diseases.

This biography will reveal the man behind the name, and just how Jimmy Carter made the journey from a peanut farm in a tiny Georgia town to winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689862415
• ISBN-13: 978-0689862410
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #545,072 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( C ) > Carter, Jimmy
  • #87 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > U. S. Presidents & First Ladies

More About the Author

Ellen Weiss has lost count of how many kids' books she's written, that's how long she's been doing it. There are probably over 200, from board books to chapter books to middle-grade novels, fiction and nonfiction, silly and serious. They have won many awards, and have been adapted into a Disney TV movie and a BBC radio play. Two of them, THE TAMING OF LOLA and PORKY AND BESS, were named Bank Street Best Books of 2010. She loves to collaborate, and she often writes with her husband, Mel Friedman. She also loves to rescue stray dogs, but she had to stop when the aforementioned Mel Friedman told her he would divorce her if she brought home one more filthy, un-housebroken, weird mutt.