Confucius: Great Teacher of China

2018 Honorable Mention - Freeman Book Award For Children’s Literature Confucius was born in 551 BCE, at a time of great war and famine in China. As he observed the suffering around him, he realized the best way to transform a society was to shift people’s thinking-to move them from callousness to compassion. So he became a teacher, and changed the world. Confucius taught students from all backgrounds, rich and poor. If rulers were good people-wise, trustworthy, and generous-they could lead by example, he said. He emphasized the values of virtue and tradition, propriety and humility. Twenty-five hundred years later, Confucius’s ideas about education, government, right behavior, and compassion continue to inspire millions every day. This beautiful biography provides a warm introduction to the philosopher some call "China’s uncrowned king."