| It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference - How They Do It, and How You Can, Too! Contributor(s): Hoose, Phillip (Author), Seeger, Pete (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0374336229 ISBN-13: 9780374336226 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: An invaluable companion to the award-winning "We Were There, Too!" provides young readers with the tools to bring about change. Particularly addressing the events of 2001, it guides young people to empower themselves and encourages them to believe they can make a difference in the world. A Christopher Award Winner. An ALA Notable Book. Photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Activism & Volunteering - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists |
| Dewey: 361.370 |
| LCCN: 2002021612 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 7.98" W x 9.96" (0.91 lbs) 176 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 11120 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's Our World, Too is the invaluable companion to the award-winning We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History. The book gives young readers the tools to bring about change. Many young people are seeking out ways to become constructively engaged in their world. This book couldn't be more timely. "Two books in one: first, fourteen fascinating accounts of children working for human rights, the needy, the environment, or world peace . . . Second, a handbook for young activists, with practical suggestions for planning, organizing, publicizing, and raising funds for social action projects." -- Kirkus Reviews |
Contributor Bio(s): Hoose, Phillip: - Phillip Hoose is an award-winning author of books, essays, stories, songs and articles. Although he first wrote for adults, he turned his attention to children and young adults in part to keep up with his own daughters. His book Claudette Colvin won a National Book Award and was dubbed a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2009. He is also the author of Hey, Little Ant, co-authored by his daughter, Hannah; It's Our World, Too!; The Race to Save the Lord God Bird; The Boys Who Challenged Hitler; and We Were There, Too!, a National Book Award finalist. He has received a Jane Addams Children's Book Award, a Christopher Award, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and multiple Robert F. Sibert Honor Awards, among numerous honors. He was born in South Bend, Indiana, and grew up in the towns of South Bend, Angola, and Speedway, Indiana. He was educated at Indiana University and the Yale School of Forestry. He lives in Portland, Maine. |