Who was Confucius?
(2020)

Nonfiction

Book

Series:
Call Numbers:
J/BIOGRAPHY/181.112/CONFUCIUS
J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHO

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Biographies J/BIOGRAPHY/181.112/CONFUCIUS Available
Kids' Biographies J/BIOGRAPHY/181.112/CONFUCIUS Available
Kids' Paperbacks J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/WHO Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin Workshop, [2020]
©2020
DESCRIPTION

108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781524788735, 1524788732 :, 1524788732, 9781524788742, 1524788740, 9781524788735
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
NOTES

"An official WHOHQ book" -- Cover

Who was Confucius? -- A willing student -- Finding work -- Success in government -- Difficult times -- The wanderer -- Coming home -- Death of a master -- One man's lasting impact -- Timelines

"Born in 551 BC, Confucius was a young man when he set his heart and mind on learning as much as he could. By his thirties, he'd become a brilliant teacher who shared his knowledge of several subjects, including arithmetic, history, and poetry, with his students. Confucius wanted to make sure that everyone in China had access to an education and devoted his whole life to learning and teaching so he could transform and improve society. His lessons--now known as Confucianism--are practiced by over six million people in the world"--

Ages 8-12

990L

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