People of peace : 40 inspiring icons /

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by Mirza, Sandrine,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Le Duo (Firm),--illustrator. Physical details: 40 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. Subject(s): Pacifists. | Civil rights workers. | Heroes. | Women heroes. | Peace. 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Dreamers, leaders, fighters for our rights ... meet 40 amazing activists for peace! From Martin Luther King's dream to Gandhi's protest to Nelson Mandela's struggle, discover how each of these people dedicated their lives to making the world a better place in their own unique, and peaceful, way. Learn how these heroes from history changed the world in this inspiring book packed with hundreds of incredible facts. Who will you choose as your hero?

"First published in 2017 in French by Gallimard Jeunesse, France."--Title page verso.

Immanuel Kant -- Victor Schoelcher -- Victor Hugo -- Henry David Thoreau -- Henri Dunant -- Lejzer Ludwik Zamenhof -- Bertha Von Suttner -- Jean Jaurès -- Rosa Luxemburg -- Woodrow Wilson -- Otto Dix -- Aristide Briand -- Erich Maria Remarque -- Pablo Picasso -- Dalton Trumbo -- Charlie Chaplin -- Sophie Scholl -- Raoul Wallenberg -- Albert Einstein -- Gandhi -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Martin Luther King -- Joan Baez -- Muhammad Ali -- John Lennon -- Adolfo Pérez Esquivel -- Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams -- Wangari Maathai -- Ikuo Hirayama -- Tenzin Gyatso -- Mikhail Gorbachev -- Václav Havel -- Nelson Mandela -- Rigoberta Menchu -- Jody Williams -- Daniel Barenboim -- Kim Dae-Jung -- Michael Moore -- Tegla Loroupe -- Malala Yousafzai.