Make Your Mark, Make a Difference—A Kid’s Guide to Standing Up For People, Animals, and the Planet
$24.00
Take the first steps into activism with this comprehensive middle grade guide that empowers readers to choose and become knowledgeable in a cause they are most passionate to reform, and to create meaningful change through learning what’s already been accomplished—and what can still be done.
Getting involved can be an overwhelming prospect, but this guide provides readers with tools to become informed and effective activists with an accessible approach offering hope and perspective.
From Black Lives Matter and light pollution to climate change and healthcare equity for all, the book leads readers through an overview of issues, an essential human rights background, and stories of how other young activists tackle local, national, and international problems. Readers will discover a multitude of ways to build change and learn that every contribution matters.
Kirkus Review excerpt: “The text…embodies the clear communication skills the author endorses and is leavened with subtle humor. The book explains and encourages the many life skills and qualities involved in effective activism, such as research, critical thinking, organization, record-keeping, and empathy. A hands-on, practical, wide-ranging, and information-packed handbook for budding activists.” Read full review
Release date: February 13, 2024
Trade Paperback ISBN: 9781582708447
Hardcover – ISBN13: 9781582708454
EPUB: 9781665910354
Publisher: Aladdin (Simon & Schuster)/Beyond Words
For ages 10 and up/grades 5 and up
352 pages
Categories
CHILDREN’S SOCIAL THEMES | CHILDREN’S SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | TEENS & YOUNG ADULT SOCIAL THEMES | TEENS & YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
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