This title examines the remarkable life of Mahatma Gandhi. Readers will learn about Gandhi's family background, childhood, education, and courageous nonviolent actions to promote world peace. Color photos, detailed maps, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Lives is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.