Ten Amazing People: And How They Changed the World

by Maura D. Shaw

Book Overview

Ten Amazing People shows kids that spiritual people can have an exciting impact on the world around them. Ten Amazing People uses vibrant pictures, fascinating profiles, and a wealth of intriguing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893361470
• ISBN13: 9781893361478
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Skylight Paths Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

Ten Amazing People

My sons enjoy when I read this book to them. It is a great way to introduce historical figures that have interesting achievements which have changed the world. Since their are only a couple of pages about each person, I think a lot of information that would help describe their situations and what caused them to do what they did is missing. I guess we'll have to read their complete biographies for that.

wonderful book

This is an inspiring book to read to kids. I love reading about people who have accomplished amazing feats. As this book demonstrates one person can make a huge impact on the rest of humanity and their stories should be retold as inspiration to the next generation that nothing is out of reach.

Especially for school and community library collections

Written by Maura D. Shaw and illustrated by Stephen Marchesi, Ten Amazing People is an inspirational nonfiction picture book, profiling the lives of ten great and influential people: Black Elk, Dorothy Day, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Janusz Korczak, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Albert Schweitzer, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Desmond Tutu. An enlightening survey of real-life role models, Ten Amazing People is very highly recommended -- especially for school and community library collections for young readers.