Author/Editor Bains, Rae
This is a detailed account for young readers of the life of Mohandas Gandhi, showing his early years and education, his peaceful protests against the caste system, unfair taxation and British rule and his ultimate murder in 1948.
KS2/3
Troll Communications, 1996, ISBN 0816717680

Author/Editor Hatt, Christine
In the Judge for Yourself series, this book includes a brief biography of Gandhi and then asks students to assess his actions through examining source materials.
KS3/4
Evans, 2002, ISBN 0237523086

Author/Editor Merton, Thomas
Mohandas Gandhi's principles and their Eastern and Western sources and contains excerpts from his own teachings.
KS3
Random House, 1996, ISBN 1570622434

Author/Editor Huntley, Eric L.
Marcus Garvey is one of the most significant Caribbean historical figures, who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association with the aim of “uniting all the Negro people of the world into one great body to establish a country and a government absolutely of their own”. This biography was written for use in primary and lower secondary age groups, providing a detailed account of Garvey’s life and work.
KS2/3
Bogle-L’Ouverture Press, 1993, ISBN 0904521958

Author/Editor Dixon, Mary
The Morant Bay Rebellion was a major uprising in Jamaica in 1865, brutally suppressed by the British Governor Edward Eyre. G.W.Gordon and Paul Bogle are the Jamaican heroes in this retelling of the Morant bay story.
KS2/3
Handprint, 1990, ISBN 0947869166

Author/Editor Downing, David
Contains a detailed biography of Mohandas Gandhi with maps and photos, a detailed timeline and guide to other sources
KS3
Heinemann, 2002, ISBN 0431138680

Author/Editor Fischel, Emma
This biography of Mahatma Gandhi is written for Junior children, illustrated with line drawings. As Gandhi is growing up in India he becomes aware of the ill-treatment of some people. His time spent as a lawyer in South Africa develops his understanding of racism . On his return to India he is determined to fight for his country's freedom from the British Empire using non-violent strategies.
KS2
Franklin Watts, 2002, ISBN 0749643544

Author/Editor Marshall, Kathryn
This book outlines the life and achievements of Indira Gandhi who became the first woman prime minister of India in 1966 and was re-elected in 1980. It includes details of India's political history including mention of the Caste system, Mahatma Gandhi, the Amritsar massacre and Indian independence.
KS3
Exley Publications, 1997, ISBN 1850154775

Author/Editor Gavin, Jamila
Noted children's author Jamila Gavin here provides an account of her own Anglo-Indian childhood experiences in India and England. It is a personal recollection and an account of the transition to Indian independence. This book goes very well alongside Floella Benjamin's 'Coming to England'.
KS2/3
Hodder Children’s Books, 2002, ISBN
0340854626

Author/Editor Gibb, Christopher
Details the life of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Forced into exile in India at the age of 15 when he chose non violent opposition to the Chinese invasion.
KS3
Hodder Wayland, 2003, ISBN 0750240164