Our Gandhi: Child of Fear to Man of Freedom [Unabridged] [Hardcover]

V. Mylo Schaaf (Author), The Marin Friends First Day School (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 2001 | Age Level: 7 and up

Stories of Mahatma Gandhi's life help children grasp the essentials of nonviolence and give them a worthy role model. Eknath Easwaran is respected around the world as one of this century's great spiritual teachers. His books have sold well over a million copies, with translations in eighteen languages. A read-aloud book about Mahatma Gandhi illustrated by children. In Gandhi the Man, Ekanath Easwaran told how Mahatma Gandhi grew from a shy, ineffective child and youth to become one of the most influential religious and political figures of the century. V. Mylo Schaff wanted to share that story with children in her church school, so she broke Easwaran's biography down into a series of simplified narratives to read to her students. After each reading, the children made drawings depicting the various episodes. Our Gandhi combines the narratives and drawings, creating a vivid picture of the man and his achievements.

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About the Author

Eknath Easwaran taught meditation to an American audience for over 30 years, founding the Blue Mountain Centre of Meditation in Berkeley, California, in 1961. V. Mylo Schaaf is a long-time friend of Eknath Easwaran and a practicing physician. Eknath Easwaran chaired the English Department at Nagpur University, India, taught Meditation at the University of California, Berkeley.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 36 pages
• Publisher: Nilgiri Press; Unabridged edition (September 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586380001
• ISBN-13: 978-1586380007
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,215,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A student inspired by Gandhi's transformation, June 30, 2002

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This review is from: Our Gandhi: Child of Fear to Man of Freedom (Hardcover)

This version of "Gandhi the Man," written for a younger audience, contains the essence and wisdom of its predecessor. I work as an educational therapist in a center that specializes in assisting students of all ages with their academic difficulties. Many of these students have mild to severe learning disabilities. One of my favorite students, a young black man of about twenty years of age with particularly severe problems in reading comprehension, was especially inspired by this book. His grandfather had been one of the bodyguards of Martin Luther King, Jr., and he knew that King had followed Gandhi's ideas. This young man also had many fears and he could well relate to the description of Gandhi as a child - awkward, shy, seemingly with no potential. After each page we read together, his homework assignment was to write a summary of the portion covered. This proved to be an excellent means for him to improve academically while receiving the needed inspiration to face the challenges in his life with courage. Easwaran's portrayal of Gandhi enables a person from any background to overcome his inner weaknesses and achieve his greatest potential.