Title: A Prayer for World Peace
By: Jane Goodall
Illustrated By: Feeroozeh Golmohammadi
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 48
Vendor: Minedition
Publication Date: 2015

Dimensions: 11 X 6 X 1 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound
ISBN: 9888240498
ISBN-13: 9789888240494
Ages: 7-10
Stock No: WW240494

Publisher's Description

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A universal message of hope and serenity among all of Earth's inhabitants

Jane Goodall is a world-renowned naturalist who brings her passion and her quest for understanding between all the Earth’s creatures to the fore in this beautiful and affecting prayer for world peace. She asks us all to rise above our dogmas, to bring a spirit of generosity to the living world around us, to pray for justice and for those who are suffering. Illustrated with rich and colorful artwork, this is prayer that’s both personal and universal and one that will speak to people of all ages from all backgrounds.

Author Bio

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Jane Goodall is an anthropologist and UN Messenger of Peace, widely known for her studies of chimpanzees, for conservation, and for animal welfare. She is the author of numerous books, including The Chimpanzee Children of Gombe, Doctor White, The Eagle and the Wren, and With Love.

Feeroozeh Golmohammadi is an artist and the first woman from Iran to win international recognition in the field of arts. Her art is exhibited widely around the world, and she has won a number of prestigious international awards.

Editorial Reviews

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"We're all in this together! New book teaches kids generosity of spirit . . . . A great bedtime story option with spiritual punch!" —kidsyogadaily.blogspot.com

"Adults interested in introducing a broad, nature- and compassion-based form of spirituality to children will be pleased with Goodall's approach, which emphasizes kindness and interconnectedness. That theme is borne out in the illustrations, which occasionally feature hints of human figures in abstract scenes of nature and make very effective use of color to evoke sympathetic feeling." —Sarah Hunter, Booklist

"A candid and direct picture of war, poverty, and inequity, but equally emphatic about the power of hope and faith." —Publishers Weekly

"Striking mixed-media paintings . . . . earnest and heartfelt." —Wendy Lukehart, School Library Journal