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02107aam a2200409 i 4500 001 C94317265D7411ECBD31EEBF27ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211215010111 008 200423s2021 coua j 000 0beng 010 $a 2020018724 020 $a 1611808545 020 $a 9781611808544 035 $a (OCoLC)1153337986 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d YDX $d TCH $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-ii--- 082 00 $a 934/.045 $2 23 100 1 $a Kanjuro, Carolyn, $e author. 245 10 $a Ashoka the fierce : $b how an angry prince became India's emperor of peace / $c Carolyn Kanjuro ; illustrated by Sonali Zohra. 246 30 $a How an angry prince became India's emperor of peace 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Boulder, Colorado : $b Bala Kids, An imprint of Shambhala Publications, Inc., $c [2021] 300 $a 1 volume (unpaged) : $b color illustrations ; $c 29 cm 520 $a "A children's story (ages 6-10) about Ashoka, the famed Indian emperor (c. 268 to 232 BCE), who began his rule with incredible violence and cruelty but later had a great transformation and became an important propagator of Buddhism. This telling will highlight the potential for transformation upon seeing the suffering caused by following one's own desires and discovering the joy in harnessing one's power and energy to benefit others"-- $c Provided by publisher. 521 $a Ages 6-10 $b Bala Kids. 600 00 $a AsÌoka, $c King of Magadha, $d active 259 B.C. $v Juvenile literature. 651 0 $a India $x Kings and rulers $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 651 0 $a India $x History $y Maurya dynasty, ca. 322 B.C.-ca. 185 B.C. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Altruism $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Buddhists $z India $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 700 1 $a Zohra, Sonali, $e illustrator. 941 $a 3 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010032308.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20220129011905.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20211215010717.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C94317265D7411ECBD31EEBF27ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search