Men As Peacemakers

With a stirring quote set within a stunning and incisive collage, Jane Breskin Zalben sets the tone for each of sixteen peacemakers profiled in this book. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ralph Bunche, Mother Teresa, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Anwar El-Sadat, Cesar Chavez, Elie Wiesel, Marting Luther King, Jr., Anne Frank, The Dalai Lama, Wangari Maathai, Aung San Suu Kyi and Princess Diana represent different eras and parts of the globe. Many started down their path to peace during childhood, and all challenge us to think about improving the lives of others. The book includes art notes, a glossary, a bibliography, further reading, and an index.  It is an excellent resource for teachers and students.

Jane Breskin Zalben was born in New York City, where she attended the High School of Music and Art. She received a B.A. in art from Queens College, then went on to study lithography at the Pratt Graphics Center. She now lives on Long Island, New York with her husband, Steven.

Ms. Zalben began her career as a graphic designer and worked for several New York publishing houses, including Scribner's, where she was the art director of children's books. She still prefers to be involved in every stage of a book's production. A book designer as well as an artist, Jane Breskin Zalben is as concerned with type and layout as she is with illustration. "It is my job," she says, "to bring words to life and to add another dimension to them."  Ms. Zalben devotes her time to her work and to traveling around the world lecturing on children's books and encouraging children and aspiring artists and writers. I always identify with children," she says, "because I do remember."