Posted by admin | Posted in Great Children Stories | Posted on 17-01-2012
Kids’ Books for Budding Activists
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De Colores and Other Latin American Folk Songs $9.33 De Colores – Vol. 9 by José-Luis OrozcoThis product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply…. |
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Walt Disney Treasures – Disney Rarities – Celebrated Shorts, 1920s – 1960s $22.55 Disney Rarities lives up to its title: It’s been impossible to see many of these shorts for decades. Walt Disney bankrupted his fledgling Laugh-O-Gram studio making “Alice’s Wonderland,” but the short earned Disney his first national distribution contract. Films featuring animated characters in live-action settings were common during the silent era; Disney reversed the situation, placing a live ac… |
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Unwind $8.99 In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would “unwind” them Connor’s parents want to be rid of him because he’s a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev’s unwinding has been planned since his birth, as part of his family’s strict religion. Brought together by chance, and kept together by… |
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The Slave Across the Street $6.99 While more and more people each day become aware of the dangerous world of human trafficking, most people in the U.S. still believe this is something that happens to foreign women, men, and children–not something that happens to their own.In this powerful true story, Theresa L. Flores shares how her life as an All-American, blonde-haired 15-year-old teenager who could have been your neighbor was … |
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Readings for Diversity and Social Justice, Second Edition $40.00 For over ten years, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the go-to anthology for the broadest possible coverage of issues related to identity and oppression from a social justice perspective. This highly-anticipated second edition breaks even further ground, boasting over 40 more readings than previously available, updated and original section introductions, and three entirely new ch… |
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A Picture Book of Cesar Chavez (Mixed media product) $7.87 Presents a portrait of the personal life and career as a labor leader of Cesar Chavez, who helped to organize the mostly Mexican American migrant farm workers and led the struggle for social justice of the United Farm Workers. |
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I Am Thomas (Hardcover) $15.43 The author of Mahtab`s Story and the author of The Island team up to bring young readers another powerful social justice-related work—an inspiring, thought-provoking picture book about finding on… |
