Carved in Stone
A Drama of King Ashoka of India: His Edicts & His Time and Ours
Published on 16. July 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
38 pages
978-1-300-39894-3 (ISBN)
Description
We know him as Ashoka the Great. He was called Maharaja, Great Ruler, Emperor, King. His kingdom was Magadha in India. He ruled for almost 40 years, more that 2,000 years ago, so far in the past, yet his words are with us still. He became feared through war, but turned his ways to peace and encouraged his people to do the same. Why is he remembered now, not only in India, but around the world? King Ashoka found a remarkable way for his words to live on even to this very day. Gather a classroom, an extended family, a group of neighbors or friends, or your own One-Act-Plays Reading Group, and enter with us into the drama of Ashoka's story. [The book is priced so that drama participants can have their own copy of this 1 Act - 4 Scenes script. Alternately, this book can be read by an individual as a reflection on Ashoka's life and times, on how a child could have sparked a great King's legacy, and on how our own times can echo the wisdom that King Ashoka discovered in his.]
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Language
English
Place of publication
Morrisville
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
63 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-300-39894-3 (9781300398943)
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Author Kathy Beckwith has worked in mediation and conflict resolution for 35 years. She uses her little skit called "One Orange Orange" in many of her trainings. That skit has inspired two generations of problem-solvers, and its wisdom and surprise is now re-created in DIDDLYSQUAT. Kathy has trained youth and adult mediators in Oregon and in India. Learn more about her other books, training manuals, and school and community workshops by visiting Kathy's website - www.kathybeckwith.com.
Illustrator JoAnn Sims is an educator and peace activist. She enjoys traveling the world. She assisted the country of South Africa in developing a national curriculum that embodies participatory democracy. Her interest in peace includes being director of World Friendship Center, a Japanese peace organization, and building bridges of peace through her painting series, "Under the Same Sky." JoAnn is a prolific landscape artist. This is her first opportunity to illustrate a children's book.