For Educators
Why teach Great Peacemakers?
- Used in middle school through graduate school
- Easy to read, concise, and illustrated
- Free study guides (discussion questions, lesson plans, etc.)
- Supplements English, history, and other subjects
- Available in print, e-book, audio book, and e-course formats
- Introduces diverse positive role models, important social issues, and examples of nonviolent conflict resolution
- Educators are reporting positive behavior change in students studying the book
- Much more!
Introduction
Part One: Choosing Nonviolence
1. Henry David Thoreau: Living Deliberately
2. Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Resistance
3. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Daring to Dream
4. Anderson Sá: An Instrument of Change
Part Two: Living Peace
5. Mother Teresa: Love in Action
6. Thich Nhat Hanh: Being Peace
7. Colman McCarthy: Teaching Peace
8. Oscar Arias: “Us” Refers to All of Humankind
Part Three: Honoring Diversity
9. Bruno Hussar: Interfaith Harmony
10. Desmond Tutu: All Belong
11. Riane Eisler: Partnership, Not Domination
12. The Dalai Lama: Universal Compassion
Part Four: Valuing All Life
13. Henry Salt: The Creed of Kinship
14. Albert Schweitzer: Reverence for Life
15. Astrid Lindgren: A Voice for the Voiceless
16. Jane Goodall: Realizing Our Humanity
Part Five: Caring for the Planet
17. Rachel Carson: The Balance of Nature
18. David Suzuki: Redefining Progress
19. Nader Khalili: Sustainable Community
20. Wangari Maathai: Planting Seeds of Peace
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Photo Credits (61 photos)
About the Authors
(195 pages total)
Such powerful stories can change lives.
—IS magazine
Invaluable for helping the youth of today become the responsible adults of tomorrow.
—Dr. Kwok-Sze Richard Wong, executive director, American School Counselor Association
Great Peacemakers
should be required reading for the youth of the world.
—Dr. Oscar Arias, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Costa Rica
Has a motivational as well as educational effect
—The Journal of Moral Education
When I was entering the seventh grade, the principal assigned a book for summer reading—Great Peacemakers. I never thought I would enjoy summer reading so much! Now, I am beginning my career as a middle school teacher. When asked what books I would read with my class, Great Peacemakers popped up. Educators all around the world are teaching this book to young people, and it’s working! My students are loving learning about these peacemakers, and I hope one day they will become great peacemakers of the next generation.
—Scott Hilliard, middle school teacher in Belize
Free Review Copy
If you are an educator interested in using Great Peacemakers with your students, we are happy to send you a free evaluation copy to see if it is a good fit for your courses.
Free Study Guides
To make it simple to use the book in your courses, (middle school to university), free study guides are available. They are complete with easy-to-use lesson plans, discussion questions, and more.
Online Courses
Change Your Life with Great Peacemakers
The inspiring true life stories of the peacemakers, plus practical ways students can use the peacemakers' insights to improve their daily lives. The course is for high school age and above.
This book should be in every young adult’s personal library. I will use it again and again and would highly recommend it to any teacher.
—Joellen Hudgins, middle school teacher in the U.S.
The book you guys wrote has deeply inspired me. I have even told my family about the book and we are going to buy a copy for them to read. Thank you deeply for writing this book.
—Unsolicited message from a middle school student in the U.S.
After reading this book I decided to work for the peaceful world... Even if I lose my way, it must be alright because this book always makes me consider if what I'm doing is correct.
—Unsolicited message from a high school student in Japan
I’m glad to have found and read this book. Thank you so much for writing this book.
—Unsolicited message from a college student in Japan
Wide-scale Reading
Great Peacemakers’ interdisciplinary nature makes it ideal for wide-scale reading. For example, a school in Pennsylvania used it with 1000+ students and staff. Afterward, educators were surveyed and 100% said they would recommend Great Peacemakers to other educators!
For such programs, bulk discounts start at as few as 10 books. For details about wide-scale reading or bulk discounts, please contact us.
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