01951cam a2200349 4500 540533166 TxAuBib 20150304120000.0 070508t20082005||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781426301735 pbk. 1426301731 pbk. (OCoLC)154705204 BTCTA BTCTA BAKER EYP OCL SBM PFO IUI GY8 TxAuBib Kramer, Ann. Mandela : the rebel who led his nation to freedom / Ann Kramer. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2008] ©2005. 64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports. ; 25 cm. National Geographic world history biographies First published in 2005 by National Geographic Society, c2005 Marshal Editions. "A Marshall edition.". Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index. Childhood on the Veldt -- Xhosa : a noble background -- Starting school -- Leaving Qunu -- Life in the Great Place -- European domination -- Becoming a man -- Boarding school -- Running away -- Johannesburg -- Politics and marriage -- Apartheid -- Defiance and treason -- On the run -- Life imprisonment -- Free Mandela! -- Release from prison -- Free elections -- Becoming President -- Retirement. A biography of the South African leader, who spent years as a political activist and prisoner trying to overturn apartheid and who went on to become the country's first African president. Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.1 1.0. 20100806. Mandela, Nelson 1918- Juvenile literature. Mandela, Nelson 1918- Presidents South Africa Biography Juvenile literature. Presidents South Africa Biography. National Geographic world history biographies.