Rene Villanueva, beloved writer of stories for children, renders the heroic lives of Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio in this book. The two heroes’ experiences are retold side-by-side, showing how their similar—but different—journeys would eventually intertwine.

Marami silang pagkakaiba. Marami ring pagkakatulad. Tuklasin at paghambingin ang makabuluhan nilang mga buhay. Sina Jose Rizal at Andres Bonifacio, mga “Ama ng Lahing Filipino.”

ISBN: 978-971-508-305-8
Published: 2007
Language: Filipino (Tagalog)
Age Recommendation: 10+
32 pages | 100 grams | 7 by 9 inches

Author’s Name: Ambeth Ocampo
Publisher: Anvil Publishing Inc.
Book Format: Trade Paperback
Year Released: 2025
ISBN/ISSN: 9789712738951
English
Number of Pages: 192

Who was Andres? Who was he as an elder brother? What did he do for work? What were his hobbies? How did he lead the Katipunan? And, what were his hopes for the Filipino?

Learn about the entrepreneur, bookworm, and activist who showed how hope could start a revolution.

Author: John Ray Ramos and Michael Charleston “Xiao” Chua
Language: English
No. of Pages: 112
Target Readers: Ages 8+
ISBN: 978-971-625-422-8
Type: Biography for Young Readers

Collect all titles in the Bayani Biographies series:

Teresa Magbanua
Gregoria de Jesus
Andres Bonifacio
Jose Rizal
Apolinario Mabini

Through engaging narratives that look into the lives of our heroes, the Bayani Biographies series aims to let readers see that the youth of today are no different from the heroes that they are reading about.

Illustrator: Isa Natividad

2014 Best Read for Kids, 3rd National Children’s Book Awards

Who was Andres Bonifacio? How was Andres as a brother, a husband, and as a revolutionary leader? Here is a handy reference for children on the life of the Supremo and the Katipunan.

Sino si Andres Bonifacio? Paano si Andres umasal bilang kapatid, asawa, at pinuno ng rebolusyon? Narito ang isang madaling sanggunian para sa mga bata tungkol sa buhay ng Supremo at ng Katipunan.

Additional Information

Book designer: Eli Camacho

Consultant: Michael Charleston Chua

Photos courtesy of Emmanuel Encarnacion

ISBN: 978-971-508-468-0

Published: 2013

Language: English

Age Recommendation: 10+

48 pages | 160  grams |  7.25 by 10.25 inches

Citation from 2014 National Children’s Book Awards:

Why can’t all history books be written like this — exciting, intriguing, interactive. Even though the blurb in the back says this book is for 10 years old and above, it’s the sort book that a high school student would enjoy and learn more compared to reading their black-and-white, badly printed history book with blurry pictures.

Despite the child-like depictions of Andres Bonifacio and his fellow members of the Katipunan, the personal history of the Supremo and the secret rituals and codes of the Katipuneros have been presented in a truly engaging manner that would delight history buffs and children discovering our country’s history.

(Citation written by Budjette Tan)

Illustrations by Dominic Agsaway

Andoy smiled.

This is the beginning of Andrew’s story, which starts at the Heroes Park. He just wanted to draw the statue of Andres Bonifacio when he discovers a few secrets in the life of the hero.

Ngumiti si Andoy.

Ito ang bungad ng kuwento ni Andrew, na nagsimula sa kanilang Heroes Park. Gusto lamang niyang iguhit ang estatwa ni Andres Bonifacio nang matuklasan niya ang ilang lihim sa buhay ng bayani.

ISBN: 978-971-508-465-9

Published: 2013

Language: Filipino (Tagalog) with English translation

Age Recommendation: 9+

32 pages | 100 grams | 7 by 9 inches

Citation from 2014 National Children’s Book Awards:

𝘚𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘬𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘢 𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘣𝘢, 𝘱𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘣𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘰 𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘪 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘢?

𝘚𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘕𝘨𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘪 𝘴𝘪 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘺, 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘢. 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘱 𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘬𝘥𝘢, 𝘨𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘬𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘶𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘪. 𝘔𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘰 𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘪 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘺. 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘰𝘱 𝘥𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘕𝘢𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘪 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘺 𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘣𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘰: 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨, 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘥, 𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘱.

𝘚𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘢 ‘𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘬𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨’ 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘶𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘪 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘺 𝘰 𝘯𝘪 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰. 𝘓𝘢𝘭𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨-𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘪𝘣𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘪 𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯

(Citation written by Troy Lacsamana)

Illustrated by Adrian Panadero

The riveting life stories of our Philippine heroes can inspire children, students, and the next generation of community leaders. Share your love of history by bringing home Tahanan’s award-winning Great Lives Library.

Ages 8 and up • 7 x 10 • 32 pages • Paperback • ISBN 978-621-422-033-5

*For LLH Years 7-10 and new with CM Methods/Living Books, read through the Great Lives Series starting with Mother Ignacia*

English • Ages 12 and up • 2001 • 7.5″ x 10.25″ • with two color illustrations • ISBN: 971-630-091-3

Written by Sylvia Mendez Ventura

Illustrated by Egai Fernandez

You may think of Andres Bonifacio as a bolo-wielding figure, rallying his comrades to battle. Or you may have joined the popular debate over who deserves to be the national hero–is it Jose Rizal, the well-to-do doctor who sought peaceful reforms with Mother Spain? Or does the honor belong to Bonifacio, Tondo’s native son, who believed that only an armed revolt against colonial tyranny would set his country free?

Unlike Rizal, who left behind volumes of correspondence, Bonifacio wrote little and lost most of his possessions in a fire. Even the whereabouts of his remains are unknown.

So who was the man behind the statues and pictures?

Andres Bonifacio is remembered as the Father of the Katipunan, the secret society that ignited the Philippine Revolution against Spain. As its supreme leader, Bonifacio lived in the eye of the revolutionary tempest that swept the land. His bitter rivalry with Emilio Aguinaldo, the general who turned Cavite into a rebel stronghold, left the brotherhood splintered and on the run.

Through exhaustive research Sylvia Mendez Ventura has pieced together the largely undocumented life of Bonifacio–from his humble roots to his tragic execution at the hands of his own Katipunero brothers. Ms. Ventura’s comprehensive biography and Egai Fernandez’ dramatic sketches transport readers to one of the most pivotal and bloodstained chapters in the Philippines history.