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Be the Change
A Grandfather Gandhi Story
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About The Book
At Grandfather Gandhi’s service village, each day is filled, from sunrise to sunset, with work that is done for the good of all. The villagers vow to live simply and non-violently. Arun Gandhi tries very hard to follow these vows, but he struggles with one of the most important rules: not to waste.
How can throwing away a worn-down pencil hurt anyone? How can wastefulness lead to violence? With the help of his grandfather, Arun learns how every wasteful act, no matter how small, affects others. And in time he comes to understand the truth of his grandfather’s words: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
About The Illustrator
Evan Turk is an Ezra Jack Keats Award–winning illustrator, author, and animator. He is the author-illustrator of The Storyteller, Heartbeat, You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks, A Thousand Glass Flowers, and Hello, Moon and the illustrator of Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters, which was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book; The People’s Painter; Grandfather Gandhi; and its companion Be the Change. Originally from Colorado, Evan now lives in southern California with his husband and two cats. He is a graduate of Parsons School of Design. Visit him at EvanTurk.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum (August 10, 2016)
- Length: 48 pages
- ISBN13: 9781481494755
- Ages: 4 - 8
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Awards and Honors
- CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
- Writer's League of Texas Finalist
- Green Earth Book Award Shortlist
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- Author Photo (jpg): Arun Gandhi Dimitri Koutsomytis(0.1 MB)
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- Author Photo (jpg): Bethany Hegedus Photograph © Sam Bond Photography(0.1 MB)
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