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Stand-up guys : 50 Christian men who changed the world / Kate Etue & Caroline Siegrist.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: [Grand Rapids, Michigan] : Zonderkidz, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 112 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780310769705
  • 0310769701
Other title:
  • 50 Christian men who changed the world
  • Fifty Christian men who changed the world
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Contents:
Eddie Aikau -- José Andrés -- Francis of Assisi -- Andrew van der Bijl -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- Bono -- Norman Borlaug -- George Washington Carver -- Steven Curtis Chapman -- Cecil Chaudhry -- Samuel Ajayi Crowther -- Kuniyal Kandi Devaraj -- Tony Dungy -- Howard Finster -- Matt Hall -- Lamar Hardwick -- Scott Harrison -- Gary Haugen -- Thomas Wade Jackson -- Lee Jong-rak -- Clarence Jordan -- Russell Jeung -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- Phil Kingston -- Maximilian Kolbe -- John Lewis -- Eric Liddell -- Janani Luwum -- Paul Mbithi -- Aristides de Sousa Mendes -- Michelangelo -- Enrique Morones -- Dikembe Mutombo -- The Nagasaki Martyrs -- Paul Niehaus and Michael Faye -- Robby Novak -- John G. Paton -- Colin Powell -- Charles Robinson -- Óscar Romero -- Fred Rogers -- James Shaw Jr. -- Bryan Stevenson -- J.R.R. Tolkien -- Desmond Tutu -- We Carry Kevan Team -- William Wilberforce -- David Wilkerson -- Ron Williams -- Louis Zamperini.
Summary: Presents brief inspiring stories about Christian men doing good all over the globe, with a particular focus on diverse men working in or near our times who made a difference in our world.
List(s) this item appears in: MLK | Martin Luther King Jr.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 270.092 E85 Available 33111009821329
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:



Stand-Up Guys presents a diverse range of 50 Christian men, who saw social and world issues and decided to make their voices heard. Through biographical information paired with illustrations, readers 8 to 12 will encounter amazing and unique role models from both history and today that show they can follow any path to help change the world.

We can all make a difference, and as the 50 men featured inside Stand-up Guys show, it doesn't matter who you are or where you live as long as your follow your passions and stay strong in your faith. From feeding the hungry following natural disasters to highlighting social injustice to speaking up about climate change, oppression, and more, these people from around the world--both in the past and in the present--from a variety of backgrounds provide positive examples of what you can accomplish if you just dare to stand up.

Included inside these pages are men such as:

Chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative, and focus of the movie Just Mercy Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis Olympian Eric Liddell Legendary surfer Eddie Aikau Saint Francis "Kid President" Robby Novak And more

And with a colorful interior with engaging full-page illustrations, easy-to-read one-page biographies of each person, and a list of additional resources at the back, kids can explore a variety of role models and discover the path they want to take themselves as they put their faith into action.

Stand-Up Guys is also ideal as:

A Christmas gift or Easter basket present A resource for at-home learning, introducing your child to people across history as well as modern-day history-makers Inspiration for boys and young men, helping them see the full range of what being a "man" truly is

Presents brief inspiring stories about Christian men doing good all over the globe, with a particular focus on diverse men working in or near our times who made a difference in our world.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111).

Eddie Aikau -- José Andrés -- Francis of Assisi -- Andrew van der Bijl -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- Bono -- Norman Borlaug -- George Washington Carver -- Steven Curtis Chapman -- Cecil Chaudhry -- Samuel Ajayi Crowther -- Kuniyal Kandi Devaraj -- Tony Dungy -- Howard Finster -- Matt Hall -- Lamar Hardwick -- Scott Harrison -- Gary Haugen -- Thomas Wade Jackson -- Lee Jong-rak -- Clarence Jordan -- Russell Jeung -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- Phil Kingston -- Maximilian Kolbe -- John Lewis -- Eric Liddell -- Janani Luwum -- Paul Mbithi -- Aristides de Sousa Mendes -- Michelangelo -- Enrique Morones -- Dikembe Mutombo -- The Nagasaki Martyrs -- Paul Niehaus and Michael Faye -- Robby Novak -- John G. Paton -- Colin Powell -- Charles Robinson -- Óscar Romero -- Fred Rogers -- James Shaw Jr. -- Bryan Stevenson -- J.R.R. Tolkien -- Desmond Tutu -- We Carry Kevan Team -- William Wilberforce -- David Wilkerson -- Ron Williams -- Louis Zamperini.

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