Nelson Mandela

With more than a million sold, National Geographic Readers are filling the need for high-quality, high-interest nonfiction books for beginner readers. The life and times of South Africa's first democratically-elected President Nelson Mandela, who captured the hearts and minds of people everywhere around the world, is sure to be a bestselling Reader biography. Nelson Mandela, who courageously dealt with adversity and emerged a world leader, has been an inspirational role model for millions of people around the world, from students to presidents. After being imprisoned for 27 years, in 1994 he became South Africa's first democratically-elected president and shared the Nobel Peace Prize. Mandela died in 2013, but his legacy lives on as a barrier-breaker and humanitarian. Learn all about his life, especially the challenges he faced and how he persevered, in this thoughtful biography.