Peaceful Heroes

Peaceful Heroes by Winter, Jonah. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780439623070.

The author of the highly-acclaimed FRIDA and DIZZY brings us a series of searing portraits of warriors who didnt use weapons, including Martin Luther King Jr., Sojourner Truth, Gandhi, and more. Why is "hero" is a word so often reserved for warriors who fight with guns and weapons to defend their people? Renowed picture book biographer Jonah Winter writes of another kind of hero, a peaceful hero, who is willing to die for a cause, but never to kill for a cause. From the ultimate hero, Jesus of Nazareth, to the ordinary man who saved Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, Jonah Winter brings children a series of remarkable stories about the bravest people history has known. The searing text is illustrated with moving portraits from a brand new talent, Sean Addy.