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A is for Activist. Innosanto Nagara,
$15.95 toddler boardbook; $23.99 hardcover/school age
There aren’t too many books for young
children that use words like democracy, grassroots, feminist, radical, justice,
and agitate. This beautifully illustrated board book brings children an
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All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward. Tanya
Talaga, $19.95
In this vital and incisive work, bestselling and
award-winning author Tanya Talaga explores the alarming rise of youth suicide
in Indigenous communities in Canada and beyond. From Northern Ontario to
Nunavut, Norway, Brazil, Australia, and the United States, the Indigenous
experience in colonized nations is startlingly similar and deeply disturbing.
It is an experience marked by the violent separation of Peoples from the land,
the separation of families, and the separation of individuals from traditional
ways of life — all of which has culminated in a spiritual separation that has
had an enduring impact on generations of Indigenous children. As a result of
this colonial legacy, too many communities today lack access to the basic
determinants of health — income, employment, education, a safe environment,
health services — leading to a mental health and youth suicide crisis on a
global scale. But, Talaga reminds us, First Peoples also share a history of
resistance, resilience, and civil rights activism, from the Occupation of
Alcatraz led by the Indians of All Tribes, to the Northern Ontario Stirland
Lake Quiet Riot, to the Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access
Pipeline, which united Indigenous Nations from across Turtle Island in
solidarity.
Based on her Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy series, All Our Relations is a powerful call for action, justice, and a better,
more equitable world for all Indigenous Peoples. |
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The Art of the Possible: an Everyday
Guide to Politics. Edward Keenan, $13.95 
Have you ever asked yourself the
question: what are politics? And why do we need them? Then we have a book for
you! The Art of the Possible by Edward Keenan answers
everything from why we form societies and the basic types of governments to the
power of public opinion, methods of rhetoric and the reasons why politicians
“lie.” Filled with fun facts and case studies, this book will make you a
political pro in no time! |
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Aunt Pearl. Monica Kulling & Irene Luxbacher,
$18.95 (ages 4-7) 
Aunt Pearl arrives one day pushing a shopping cart full
of her worldly goods. Her sister Rose has invited her to come live with her
family. Six-year-old Marta is happy to meet her aunt, who takes her out to look
for treasure on garbage day, and who shows her camp group how to decorate a
coffee table with bottle caps. But almost immediately, Pearl and Rose start to
clash — over Pearl’s belongings crammed into the house, and over Rose’s
household rules. As the weeks pass, Pearl grows quieter and more withdrawn,
until, one morning, she is gone.
Acclaimed author Monica Kulling brings sensitivity to
this story about homelessness, family and love, beautifully illustrated in
Irene Luxbacher’s rich collage style. |
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The Barefoot Book of Children. Tessa Strickland,
Kate DePalma & David Dean, $24.99
Empower tomorrow's global citizens to grasp today's
critical social issues with The Barefoot Book of Children. Hand-painted
illustrations and straightforward text directly engage the reader, inviting
children to ask themselves: How do other children live? How are we different?
And most importantly: How are we alike? The Barefoot Book of Children is
a playful, powerful and thought-provoking celebration of both the big ideas and
the everyday moments that reveal our common humanity and tie us all together.
- Ignites curiosity about diverse lifestyles and cultures — The
stunning artwork by bestselling Barefoot Books World Atlas illustrator David
Dean entices young readers to pore over the detailed illustrations and 15 pages
of informational endnotes.
- Accommodates a range of literacy levels — By addressing the
reader directly, the simple text prompts caretaker-child interaction, while
empowering independent readers to consider the social issues on their own.
- Indispensable for raising global citizens — The creative team
worked with diversity, inclusivity and early childhood specialists to
accurately portray a wide range of shapes, sizes, races, abilities and
lifestyles from countries and cultures all over the world.
- Timely and topical — The Barefoot Book of Children facilitates
important conversations with children about diversity and inclusivity.
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Be the Change, Make It Happen: Big and Small Ways Kids
Can Make a Difference. Bernadette Russell, $21.95
This 96-page bright and playful activity book for
children is an exuberant introduction to personal and social issues. Whether
you’re helping the planet through recycling and saving water, or promoting
important causes with awesome art exhibitions, or simply keeping a Happiness
Diary, Be the Change, Make It Happen offers tons of inspirational ideas
and activities to encourage kids to make their voices heard and to make an
impact on the issues that are important to them. |
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Be Kind: You Can Make the World a Happier Place! Naomi Shulman, $19.95 (ages 5+)
In a world where people spend more time engaging through
screens than in real-life interaction, showing basic human kindness can feel
like a lost art. Be Kind offers children aged 5 and up simple,
actionable things they can do in their daily lives that help them cultivate
kindness toward others and grow into people with the capacity to make the world
a kinder place.
In Be Kind, kids learn that kindness is a quality
that can be expressed in ways other than merely being “nice,” including
standing up for someone or something, engaging in a community, showing
compassion toward other beings, and expressing gratitude. With joyful
illustrations and kid-friendly writing, this idea book serves as a delightful,
easy-to-read collection of 125 concrete activities kids and their families can
pick and choose from and act out in their daily lives, whether it’s being the
first person to say good morning, offering compliments, shoveling an elderly
neighbor’s driveway, learning to say hello in different languages, or sending a
card to someone — no special occasion required. On every page, Be Kind empowers
kids to make the world a better, kinder place, one action at a time. |
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Because I Am a Girl I Can Change the World. Rosemary
McCarney, $16.95
Meet some amazing girls. They are from all over the world
and tell stories of their lives that are sometimes hard to imagine. They tell
of the barriers and dangers that they, and millions of girls like them, face
every day. Despite the hardships, they have great hope for the future. All are
willing to do whatever they can to make their lives and those of their families
and communities better. |
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Being Me: a Rosie the Red Book. Rosemary McCarney,
illustrated by Yvonne Cathcart, $15.95 (ages 4-8) 
Rosie is wearing her red cape, sitting up in her thinking
tree wondering what she’ll be when she grows up. People are always asking her
that question, but she doesn’t have an answer. She’s not old enough to be a
pilot, or a paramedic, or a dog groomer. But she does believe that she can
still do lots of terrific things right now. So when she goes for a walk with
her dad and they pass a food bank, Rosie knows that she can do something
pro-active while she’s still a kid. She can tell this is a special place and
when she is there she feels useful and special too. But when Rosie bumps into a
friend who seems embarrassed to be there with his family, she must figure out a
way to make him feel better.
Rosie tilts her head this way and that to look at the
situation from the perspective of someone needing to use the food bank and
comes up with a plan to help her friend. The next day at school, Rosie waits
until art class to bring up the idea of starting a canned food drive that
everyone can help out with — including Sam. Since Sam is the most talented
drawer in the class Rosie asks him to make the posters for the food drive,
lifting his spirits and showing him that everyone can contribute in their own
way. |
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Big Dreamers: The Canadian Black History Activity Book
for Kids, Volume 1. Akilah Newton & Tami Gabay, $15.95 
Learn about Canada's Big Dreamers — trailblazers,
politicians, artists, and athletes who have shaped our great country.
Big Dreamers: The Canadian Black History Activity Book
for Kids Volume 1 celebrates the inspiring contributions of Black Canadians
who overcame adversity and went on to achieve greatness while changing the
course of history. The book highlights the achievements of Black Canadians
whose stories are often left untold. Big Dreamers explores the people,
places and events that paved the way for future generations of Canadians. The
book profiles individual “Big Dreamers” from A-Z, provides a historical
timeline, examines Black History in each province and territory, and keeps
readers engaged with a variety of fun activities including Connect the Dots,
Face Match, a Crossword Puzzle and more. |
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The Birdman. Troon Harrison, illustrated by
Francois Thisdale, $24.95 (ages 9-12) 
He walked the plantation fields, freely and with the
owners' permission. He was an ornithologist after all, touring the Deep South
of the 1850s to study the birds. But Alexander Milton Ross was no ordinary
birdman. He was an undercover Abolitionist. And he had news to spread about the
Underground Railroad.
Discover the forgotten life and true adventures of
Alexander Milton Ross, daring Canadian activist, who risked everything — including his life — to help bring freedom and dignity to the heroic men and
women enslaved in the American South. Included at the end of the book:
Historical Notes and a Time Line. |
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A Black Woman Did That! 42 Boundary-Breaking,
Bar-Raising, World-Changing Women. Malaika Adero, illustrated by Chanté
Timothy, $14.99 (ages 10+)
A Black Woman Did That! is a celebration of
strong, resilient, innovative, and inspiring women of color. With a vibrant
mixture of photography, illustration, biography, and storytelling, author
Malaika Adero will spotlight well-known historical figures and women who are
pushing boundaries today — including Ida B. Wells, Madam CJ Walker, Shirley
Chisholm, Serena Williams, Mae Jamison, Stacey Abrams, Jesmyn Ward, Ava
DuVernay, and Amy Sherald. Readers will recognize some names in the book, but
will also be introduced to many important black women who have changed history
or who are reshaping the cultural landscape.
Entries on each woman or group highlight their
accomplishments, their world-changing words, and the ways in which their lives
and actions have made the world a better place. The book also includes a robust
resource list of books, audio and visual recordings, and links, inviting
readers, parents, and teachers to learn even more about the amazing black women
featured in the book. |
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Black Women Who Dared. Naomi Moyer, $18.95 (ages
9-13)
Inspirational stories of ten Black women and women’s
collectives from Canadian and American history. Included are leaders and
groundbreakers who were anti-slavery activists, business women, health-care
activists, civic organizers and educators. Celebrate these remarkable women,
some of whom you may be hearing about for the first time, and the profound
impacts they've made. |
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#BlackLivesMatter Freedom School Workbook 2017. Leroi Newbold & Janine Carrington, $20.00 (ages 6+)
The Freedom School work book has 100 pages of Black
liberation history and activities for children. Learn about the Brotherhood of
the Sleeping Train Car Porters, Nanny Maroon, Oromo Resistance, disabilities
justice, and so much more! |
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Breaking
the Ocean: a Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Reconciliation. Annahid Dashtgard, $22.95 
Annahid Dashtgard was born into a supportive mixed-race
family in 1970s Iran. Then came the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which ushered in a
powerful and orthodox religious regime. Her family was forced to flee their
homeland, immigrating to a small town in Alberta, Canada. As a young girl,
Dashtgard was bullied, shunned, and ostracized by both her peers at school and
adults in the community. Home offered little respite as her parents were
embroiled in their own struggles, exposing the sharp contrasts between her
British mother and Persian father.
Determined to break free from her past, Dashtgard created
a new identity for herself as a driven young woman who found strength through
political activism, eventually becoming a leader in the anti-corporate
globalization movement of the late 1990s. But her unhealed trauma was
re-activated following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Suffering burnout, Dashtgard
checked out of her life and took the first steps towards personal healing, a
journey that continues to this day.
Breaking the Ocean introduces a unique perspective
on how racism and systemic discrimination result in emotional scarring and
ongoing PTSD. It is a wake-up call to acknowledge our differences, offering new
possibilities for healing and understanding through the revolutionary power of
resilience. Dashtgard answers the universal questions of what it means to
belong, what it takes to become whole, and ultimately what is required to
create change in ourselves and in society. |
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The Breadwinner. Deborah Ellis, $9.95 (ages 10-14) 
A special edition of The Breadwinner, the first
book in Deborah Ellis’s riveting Breadwinner series, coincides with the launch
of the animated movie. It is an award-winning novel about loyalty, survival,
families and friendship under extraordinary circumstances during the Taliban’s
rule in Afghanistan.
Eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room
of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city.
Parvana’s father — a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health
destroyed — works from a blanket on the ground in the marketplace, reading
letters for people who cannot read or write. One day, he is arrested for the
crime of having a foreign education, and the family is left without someone who
can earn money or even shop for food. As conditions for the family grow
desperate, only one solution emerges. Forbidden to earn money as a girl,
Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner.
The book includes a map, author’s note and a glossary to
provide young readers with background and context. An eight-page color insert
features stills from the movie. All royalties from the sale of this book will
go to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan. Parvana’s Fund supports
education projects for Afghan women and children. |
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Can We Help? Kids Volunteering to
Help Their Communities. George Ancona, $20.00
George Ancona celebrates the joy of kids
giving back. In one after-school program, middle-school students mentor and
tutor younger children. Via a special partnership, schoolchildren help
professionals train assistance dogs for people with disabilities. At a
community farm, families plant, grow, and harvest produce for soup kitchens and
charities. In these and other examples of volunteering, kids of all ages work
together knitting hats and scarves for those who could use warm clothes,
packing hot meals to deliver to housebound people, and keeping roadways clean.
Young humanitarians reading these accounts may well be inspired to find ways
that they can help, too. |
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Can We Talk about Race and Other
Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation. Beverly Daniel Tatum, $16.00
Beverly Daniel Tatum emerged
on the scene in 1997 with Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting
Together in the Cafeteria, a book that spoke to a wide audience
about the psychological dynamics of race relations in America. Now,
in Can We Talk about Race, Tatum starts with a warning
call about the increasing but underreported re-segregation of America.
Tatum sees our growing isolation from each other as deeply problematic,
and she believes that schools can be key institutions for forging
connections across the racial divide.
In this ambitious, accessible book, Tatum
examines some of the most resonant issues in American education
and race relations:
- The need of African-American students
to see themselves reflected in curricula and institutions
- How unexamined racial attitudes can
negatively affect minority-student achievement
- The possibilities — and complications — of
intimate cross-racial friendships
Tatum approaches all these topics with
the blend of analysis and storytelling that make her a most persuasive
and engaging commentator on race. |
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Can Your Conversations Change the World? Erinne
Paisley, $14.95 (12+) 
Being a feminist can mean different things to different
people, but one thing it always includes is the belief in equality and human
rights. Whether you are talking with one close friend or hanging out with a
group of classmates, it matters what you say and how you say it. Not everyone
is going to agree with your opinions, especially when you are talking about
social justice issues. Can Your Conversations Change the World? provides
insight into the origins and history of feminism, how it plays out on the
global stage and what it means to be a young feminist and activist today. |
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Can Your Outfit Change the World? Erinne
Paisley, $14.95 
What you choose to wear becomes part of your identity,
but it doesn't affect just you. Your clothing sends a message to the world,
whether you want it to or not! And often we don't know what that message really
is. Can Your Outfit Change the World? looks at how and where clothes are
made, how the people who make the clothes are treated and how the companies who
sell the clothes affect the health of our planet. Armed with information, you
can follow the book's guide to spending your fashion dollars in a responsible and
eco-friendly way. Your outfits have more power than you might realize! |
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Can Your Smartphone Change the World? Erinne
Paisley, $14.95 
Can Your Smartphone Change the World? is a
twenty-first-century guide for anyone who has access to a smartphone. This
how-to manual looks at specific ways you can create social change through the
tap of a screen. Filled with examples of successful hashtag campaigns, viral
videos and new socially conscious apps, the book provides practical advice for
using your smartphone as a tool for social justice. |
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The Cardboard Shack Beneath the Bridge: Compassion
Series Book 1. Tim Huff, $9.95
The Cardboard Shack Beneath the Bridge offers the
impetus for a dynamic and interactive elementary school program, and serves as
a profound family resource, encouraging children to look at their world with
compassion and understanding. Tim Huff addresses the complex issue of
homelessness by combining tender and honest prose with bright and bold
illustrations, complemented by the insights of his professional peers,
educators and moms and dads. |
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Caring Hearts & Critical Minds:
Literature, Inquiry, and Social Responsibility. Steven
Wolk, $34.95
Discover new ways to integrate inquiry
learning, exciting contemporary literature, and teaching for social
responsibility across the curriculum. The authors take us step-by-step through
the process of designing an inquiry-based literature unit and then provides five
full units used in real middle-grade classrooms. Featuring a remarkable range
of recommended resources and hundreds of novels from across the literary
genres, CARING HEARTS & CRITICAL MINDS gives teachers a blueprint
for creating dynamic units with rigorous lessons about topic kids care about. |
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Caste: the Origins of Our Discontents. Isabel
Wilkerson, $42.00
The Pulitzer Prizewinning, bestselling author of The
Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped
America and shows how lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human
divisions. In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful
portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an
immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how
America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste
system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.
Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful
caste system that influences people’s lives and behavior and the nation’s fate.
Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson
explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations,
including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. Using riveting stories
about people — including Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball’s Satchel Paige, a
single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and many others — she shows
the ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She
documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their
out-cast of the Jews; she discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that
there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against;
she writes about the surprising health costs of caste, in depression and life
expectancy, and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture and politics.
Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and
destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity.
Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste:
The Origins of Our Discontents is an eye-opening story of people and
history, and a re-examination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives
and of American life today. |
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Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community. Born
This Way Foundation, $33.99 (ages 12-18)
For Lady Gaga, kindness is the driving force behind
everything she says and does.
The quiet power of kindness can change the way we view
one another, our communities, and even ourselves. Lady Gaga has always believed
in the importance of being yourself, being kind to yourself, and being kind to
others, no matter who they are or where they come from. With that sentiment in
mind, she and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, founded Born This Way Foundation,
a non-profit organization dedicated to making the world a kinder and braver
place. Through the years, they've collected stories of kindness, bravery and
resilience from young people all over the world, proving that kindness truly is
the universal language. And now, we invite you to read these stories and follow
along as each and every young author finds their voice just as Lady Gaga has
found hers.
Within these pages, you’ll meet young changemakers who
found their inner strength, who prevailed in the face of bullies, who started
their own social movements, who decided to break through the mental health
stigma and share how they felt, who created safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, and
who have embraced kindness with every fiber of their being by helping others
without the expectation of anything in return. |
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Child Soldier. Michel Chikwanine & Jessica Dee
Humphreys, illustrated by Claudia Dávila, $18.95 (ages 10-14)
Michel Chikwanine was five years old when he was abducted
from his schoolyard soccer game in the Democratic Republic of Congo and forced
to become a soldier for a brutal rebel militia. Against the odds, Michel
managed to escape and find his way back to his family, but he was never the
same again. After immigrating to Canada, Michel was encouraged by a teacher to
share what happened to him in order to raise awareness about child soldiers
around the world, and this book is part of that effort. Told in the first
person and presented in a graphic novel format, the gripping story of Michel's
experience is moving and unsettling. But the humanity he exhibits in the
telling, along with Claudia Dávila's illustrations, which evoke rather than
depict the violent elements of the story, makes the book accessible for this
age group and, ultimately, reassuring and hopeful.
The book also contains further information, as well as
suggestions for ways children can help. This is a perfect resource for engaging
youngsters in social studies lessons on global awareness and social justice
issues, and would easily spark classroom discussions about conflict, children's
rights and even bullying. Michel's actions took enormous courage, but he makes
clear that he was and still is an ordinary person, no different from his
readers. He believes everyone can do something to make the world a better
place, and so he shares what his father told him: “If you ever think you are
too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a room with a mosquito.” |
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Children in Our World Series:
Global Conflict. Louise Spilsbury & Hanane
Kai, $12.95 (ages 6-10)
Poverty and Hunger. Louise Spilsbury & Hanane
Kai, $12.50 (ages 6-10)
Racism and Intolerance. Louise Spilsbury &
Hanane Kai, $12.95 (ages 6-10)
Refugees and Migrants. Ceri Roberts & Hanane
Kai, $12.50 (ages 6-10)
The Children in Our World picture book
series helps children make sense of the larger issues and crises that dominate
the news in a sensitive and appropriate manner. With relatable comparisons,
carefully researched text and striking illustrations, children can begin to
understand who refugees and migrants are, why they've left their homes, where
they live and what readers can do to help those in need.
Where issues aren't appropriate to describe in words,
Hanane Kai's striking and sensitive illustrations help children visualise in
images that are suited to their age and disposition. The series forms an
excellent cross-curricular resource that looks at refugees, war, poverty and
racism making them ideal for tying into discussions on current affairs. |
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Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die: the Complexities of
Assisted Dying. Nikki Tate, $19.95 (ages 12++) 
With many jurisdictions considering whether or not to
implement new assisted-death legislation, Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die is a timely look at the subject for teen readers who may not yet have had much
experience with death and dying.
Readers are introduced to the topic of assisted dying
through the author's own story. The issue continues to be hotly debated in
families, communities and countries around the world, and there are no easy
answers. Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die looks at the issue from
multiple perspectives and encourages readers to listen with an open mind and a
kind heart and reach their own conclusions. |
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Citizenship Series, by Cassie Mayer (Grades 1
– 2)
Books in this series introduce
character values that are an important part of good citizenship.
Each book uses playful, engaging illustrations to show situations
that demonstrate positive behavior. The books end by asking students
to wonder how they may behave to demonstrate each characteristic.
Being a Leader. Cassie
Mayer, $8.95 (Gr. 1 – 2)
Being Helpful. Cassie
Mayer, $8.95 (Gr. 1 – 2)
Being Fair. Cassie Mayer,
$8.95 (Gr. 1 – 2)
Following Rules. Cassie
Mayer, $8.95 (Gr. 1 – 2)
Being Responsible. Cassie
Mayer, $8.95 (Gr. 1 – 2)
Being Honest. Cassie
Mayer, $8.95 (Gr. 1 – 2) |
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The Complete Guide to Service Learning, Grades K-12. Cathryn Berger Kaye, $47.99
Proven, practical ways to engage students in civic responsibility, academic curriculum and social action. |
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Counting on Community. Innosanto Nagara, $15.95
Counting up from one stuffed piñata to
ten hefty hens — and always counting on each other — children are encouraged to
recognize the value of their community, the joys inherent in healthy
eco-friendly activities, and the agency they posses to make change. A broad and
inspiring vision of diversity is told through stories in words and pictures.
And of course, there is a duck to find on every page! |
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Creating Compassionate Kids: Essential Conversations
to Have with Young Children. Shauna Tominey, $33.95
If you had to choose one word to describe the world you
want children to grow up in, what would it be?
Safe? Understanding? Resilient? Compassionate?
As parents and caregivers of young children, we know what
we want for our children, but not always how to get there. Many children today
are stressed by academic demands, anxious about relationships at school,
confused by messages they hear in the media, and overwhelmed by challenges at
home. Young children look to the adults in their lives for everything.
Sometimes we’re prepared... sometimes we’re not.
In this book, Shauna Tominey guides parents and
caregivers through how to have conversations with young children about a range
of topics-from what makes us who we are (e.g., race, gender) to tackling
challenges (e.g., peer pressure, divorce, stress) to showing compassion (e.g.,
making friends, recognizing privilege, being a helper). Talking through these topics
in an age-appropriate manner—rather than telling children they are too young to
understand — helps children recognize how they feel and how they fit in with the
world around them. This book provides sample conversations, discussion prompts,
storybook recommendations, and family activities. Dr. Tominey's research-based
strategies and practical advice creates dialogues that teach self-esteem,
resilience, and empathy: the building blocks for a more compassionate world. |
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Creating Room to Read: a Story of Hope in the Battle
for Global Literacy. John Wood, $18.00
In 1999, at the age of thirty-five, Wood quit a lucrative
career to found the non-profit Room to Read. Described by the San Francisco
Chronicle as “the Andrew Carnegie of the developing world,” he strived to bring
the lessons of the corporate world to the non-profit sector — and succeeded
spectacularly. At its heart, CREATING ROOM TO READ shares moving
stories of the people Room to Read works to help: impoverished children whose
schools and villages have been swept away by war or natural disaster and girls
whose educations would otherwise be ignored.
People at the highest levels of finance, government, and philanthropy will
embrace the opportunity to learn Wood’s inspiring business model and blueprint
for doing good. And general readers will love CREATING ROOM TO
READ for its spellbinding story of one man’s mission to put books within
every child’s reach. |
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The Day War Came. Nicola Davies, illustrated by
Rebecca Cobb, $19.99 (ages 9-13)
Imagine if, on an ordinary day, after a morning of
studying tadpoles and drawing birds at school, war came to your town and turned
it to rubble. Imagine if you lost everything and everyone, and you had to make
a dangerous journey all alone. Imagine that there was no welcome at the end,
and no room for you to even take a seat at school. And then a child, just like
you, gave you something ordinary but so very, very precious.
A moving, poetic narrative and child-friendly
illustrations follow the heartbreaking, ultimately hopeful journey of a little
girl who is forced to become a refugee. |
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen
Suggestions. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, $16.00
A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a
letter from a dear friend from childhood, asking her how to raise her baby girl
as a feminist. Dear Ijeawele is her letter of response.
Here are fifteen invaluable suggestions — compelling,
direct, wryly funny, and perceptive — for how to empower a daughter to become a
strong, independent woman. From encouraging her to choose a helicopter, and not
only a doll, as a toy if she so desires; having open conversations with her
about clothes, makeup, and sexuality; debunking the myth that women are somehow
biologically arranged to be in the kitchen making dinner, and that men can
“allow” women to have full careers, Dear Ijeawele goes right to the
heart of sexual politics in the twenty-first century. It will start a new and
urgently needed conversation about what it really means to be a woman today. |
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Deep Diversity:
Overcoming Us vs. Them. Shakil
Choudhury, $22.95 
What if our interactions
with those different from us are strongly influenced by things happening below
the radar of awareness, hidden even from ourselves? Deep Diversity explores this question and argues that “us vs. them” is an unfortunate but
normal part of the human experience due to reasons of both nature and nurture.
To really work through
issues of racial difference and foster greater levels of fairness and
inclusion, argues Shakil Choudhury, requires an understanding of the human
mind? Its conscious and unconscious dimensions. Deep Diversity integrates Choudhury's twenty years of experience with interviews with
researchers in social neuroscience, implicit bias, psychology, and mindfulness.
Using a compassionate but challenging approach, Choudhury helps readers
identify their own bias and offers practical ways to break the “prejudice
habits” we have all learned, in order to tackle systemic discrimination. |
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Dolphin SOS. Roy Miki & Slavia Miki,
illustrated by Julie Flett, $17.95 
Based on true events, Dolphin SOS recounts the
story of three dolphins trapped in an ice-covered cove on the coast of
Newfoundland. After the authorities fail to provide assistance, some young
people take matters into their own hands in order to save the distressed
dolphins. A compassionate and heartfelt story about doing the right thing, and
the deep connection between all living creatures. |
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Dreams of Freedom in Words and Pictures. Amnesty
International, $20.99
This inspirational book contains 17 quotations about many
different aspects of Freedom, from the freedom to have an education to the
freedom not to be hurt or tortured, the freedom to have a home and the freedom
to be yourself. All the quotations have been chosen to be understood and
appreciated by children. |
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Eat This! How Fast-Food Marketing Gets You to Buy Junk
Food (and how to fight back). Andrea Curtis, $16.95 
Eat This! zooms in on fast food marketing to
children — an immense industry worth billions of dollars.
Andrea Curtis shows how fast food companies push their
unhealthy food and beverages by embedding their sales pitches in everything
from Snapchat filters to movies, from videogames to school curriculum. An
exploration of media literacy and food literacy, Eat This! looks at what
exactly marketing is and touches on the latest strategies aimed at kids,
including product placement, advergames, cartoon and celebrity endorsements and
school fundraising.
On each page spread, Andrea Curtis provides
research-based insights into all aspects of the fast food industry and, perhaps
most importantly, offers kids examples and ideas about how they can push back —
taking charge of their own health and well-being. |
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Ellington Was Not a Street. Ntozake Shange,
illustrated by Kadir Nelson, $25.99
In a reflective tribute to the African-American community
of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit
group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of vision, brought to
life in the majestic paintings of artist Kadir Nelson, lived at a time when the
color of their skin dictated where they could live, what schools they could
attend, and even where they could sit on a bus or in a movie theater.
Yet in the face of this tremendous adversity, these
dedicated souls and others like them not only demonstrated the importance of
Black culture in America, but also helped issue in a movement that
"changed the world." Their lives and their works inspire us to this
day, and serve as a guide to how we approach the challenges of tomorrow. |
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Escape from Syria. Samya Kullab, Jackie Roche
& Mike Freiheit, $19.95 (graphic novel, ages 12++)
Escape from Syria is a fictionalized account that
calls on real-life circumstances and true tales of refugee families to serve as
a microcosm of the Syrian uprising and the war and refugee crisis that
followed. The story spans six years in the lives of Walid, his wife Dalia, and
their two children, Amina and Youssef. Forced to flee from Syria, they become
asylum-seekers in Lebanon, and finally resettled refugees in the West. It is a
story that has been replayed thousands of times by other families. Amina, a
whip-smart grade-A student, tells the story. As she witnesses firsthand the
harsh realities that her family must endure if they are to survive — swindling
smugglers, treacherous ocean crossings, and jihadist militias — she is forced
to grow up very quickly in order to help her parents and brother.
Kullab's narrative masterfully maps both the collapse and
destruction of Syria, and the real-life tragedies faced by its citizens still
today. The family's escape from their homeland makes for a harrowing tale, but
with their safe arrival in the West it serves as a hopeful endnote to this
ongoing worldwide crisis. |
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Everyday
Anti-Racism: Getting Real about Race in School. Edited
by Mica Pollock, $27.50
In Everyday Anti-Racism leading
educators deal with the most challenging questions about race in
school, offering invaluable and effective advice. Topics range from
using racial incidents as teachable moments to valuing students’
home worlds, dealing daily with achievement gaps, and helping parents
fight ethnic and racial misconceptions about their children. Questions
following each essay prompt readers to examine and discuss everyday
issues of race and opportunity in their own classrooms and schools. |
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Extraordinary
Evil: a Brief History of Genocide. Barbara Coloroso, $18.00
In this remarkable and timely book, bestselling author Barbara Coloroso turns her attention to genocide: what it means; where it begins; where it must end. Through an examination of three clearly defined genocides — of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire; the Jews, Roma, and Sinti in Europe; and the Tutsi in Rwanda — Coloroso deconstructs the causes of genocide and its consequences, both to the immediate victims and to the fabric of the world at large, and proposes the conditions that must exist in order to eradicate this evil from the world. Based on the author’s twenty years of research and extensive travel, Extraordinary Evil is an urgently needed work in an age when acts of genocide seem to occur more frequently and are in the public’s consciousness more than ever before. |
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Fearless Females: the Fight for Freedom, Equality, and
Sisterhood. Marta Breen, illustrated by Jenny Jordahl, $17.99 (graphic
novel, ages 14++)
This beautifully illustrated graphic novel tells the
stories of fearless females who have fought, and continue to fight, for the
rights of women today. Featuring familiar icons like Harriet Tubman and Malala
Yousafzai, and introducing hidden figures like Táhirih, readers will be
fascinated reading about these female activists who advocated for equality,
education, and bodily integrity throughout history. |
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Feminism from A to Z. Gayle Pitman, $21.50
Dive into Feminism From A to Z for an accessible
primer on history, current events, and essential issues through the lens of
feminist theory and perspective. Not only will you learn something about
yourself, your community, your people, and your world, you will discover
kick-ass call-to-action suggestions and resources to take your feminism to a
higher level! A book for all teens — no matter what gender you are — about
feminism: what it is, what it means, and how to do it... from A to Z. |
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FEMINISM is... Alexandra Black, Laura Buller,
Emily Hoyle & Megan Todd, $16.99 (ages 13+)
A lively and accessible book for teens on the history,
pioneers, theories, questions, arguments, and daily reality of feminism today.
What is feminism? Combining insightful text with graphic
illustrations, this engaging book introduces young adult readers to a subject
that should matter to everyone. Feminism Is... tackles the most intriguing and
relevant topics, such as intersectionality, the right to an equal education,
and the gender pay gap. Find out what equality for women really means, get a
short history of feminism, and take a look at the issues that affect women at
work, in the home, and around sex and identity. Meet, too, some great women,
such as Gloria Steinem, Frida Kahlo, and Malala Yousafzai, "rebel
girls" who refused to accept the status quo of their day and blazed a
trail for others to follow.
Addressing ongoing feminist concerns and including an
original foreword by Roxane Gay, Feminism Is... takes on the issues in
informative, thought-provoking ways. |
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The Feminist Handbook: Practical Tools to Resist
Sexism and Dismantle the Patriarchy. Joanne Bagshaw, $28.95 (ages 14 and
up)
It’s time to fight back! With this intersectional
handbook, you’ll discover practical, everyday tips and tools to help you resist
sexism, smash the patriarchy, and create a better world for yourself and future
generations.
From reproductive rights and the wage gap to #MeToo and
#TimesUp — gender inequality permeates nearly every aspect of our culture. From
birth and on through adulthood, the message that our sexist society sends to
women and girls is clear:you’re not enough. You’re not valued enough to get
paid the same salary as a man with the same job title. You’re not worthy enough
or perfect enough to be taken seriously or respected. You’re not responsible
enough to make decisions about your body or reproductive rights. These negative
messages are internalized on a deep psychological level. In fact, the effects
of sexism are directly represented in the high rates of anxiety, depression,
sleep problems, and eating disorders among women and girls — and these effects
are even more severe for queer women, disabled women, and women of color. Isn’t
it time you said ENOUGH? This revolutionary feminist self-help guide offers
real tools you can use to:
- Combat the effects of discrimination and gender/race inequality
- Improve your self-confidence, gain self-esteem, and build
resilience
- Actively resist internalized negative messages you’ve received
while living in an openly sexist, patriarchal culture
Most self-help books teach you how to transform your life
from the inside out. But what can you do when your distress is caused by sexist
institutionalized power structures, attitudes, and events that are outside of
your control? This book will help you untangle the role that sexism and
discrimination plays in your life, your mental health, and your overall sense
of well-being. Most importantly, you’ll learn to reject negative messages and
work toward creating lasting change through activism and community. There’s a
lot of work to do. This book will help you get started now. |
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Fight to Learn: the Struggle to Go to School.
Laura Scandiffio, $16.95 (ages 10-14) 
In many countries around the world, universal access to
education is a seemingly unattainable dream; however, determined individuals
with vision and drive have made this dream come true for many.
Fight to Learn highlights people such as Okello, a
former child soldier in Uganda, who founded a school for children like him
whose education was derailed by war; Chicago teen Deonte Tanner, who changed
one high school’s culture from guns and gangs to talking and learning; Shannen
Koostachin, a feisty 13-year-old Cree whose fight for the right of First
Nations children to have proper schools endured even after her untimely death.
The uplifting stories of people who were undeterred in
their fight to bring education to children will leave young readers with excellent
models of how to mobilize support when fighting for a cause you believe in. |
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The First 1,000 Days: a Crucial Time for Mothers and
Children — and the World. Roger Thurow, $23.95
"Your child can achieve great things."
A few years ago, pregnant women in four corners of the
world heard those words and hoped they could be true. Among them were Esther
Okwir in rural Uganda, where the infant mortality rate is among the highest in
the world; Jessica Saldana, a high school student in a violence-scarred Chicago
neighborhood; Shyamkali, the mother of four girls in a low-caste village in
India; and Maria Estella, in Guatemala's western highlands, where most people
are riddled with parasites and moms can rarely afford the fresh vegetables they
farm. Greatness? It was an audacious thought, given their circumstances. But
they had new cause to be hopeful: they were participating in an unprecedented
international initiative designed to transform their lives, the lives of their
children, and ultimately the world.
The 1,000 Days movement, a response to recent,
devastating food crises and new research on the economic and social costs of
childhood hunger and stunting, is focused on providing proper nutrition during
the first 1,000 days of children's lives, beginning with their mother's
pregnancy. Proper nutrition during these days can profoundly influence an
individual's ability to grow, learn, and work, and determine a society's
long-term health and prosperity. In this inspiring, sometimes heartbreaking
book, Roger Thurow takes us into the lives of families on the forefront of the
movement to illuminate the science, economics, and politics of malnutrition,
charting the exciting progress of this global effort and the formidable
challenges it still faces: economic injustice, disease, lack of education and
sanitation, misogyny, and corruption. |
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Follow Your Money: Who Gets It, Who
Spends It, Where Does It Go? Kevin Sylvester &
Michael Hlinka, $14.95
Accessible and fun, FOLLOW YOUR MONEY is
a vital introduction to the way money flows from creator to distributor to
retailer to customer. Who benefits most from your purchase? Was the price you
paid fair? What happens to your money when you deposit in the bank? This lively
book answers all these questions and more. |
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Follow Your Stuff: Who Makes It, Where Does It Come
From, How Does It Get to You? Kevin Sylvester & Michael Hlinka, $14.95
(ages 10-14) 
Our cellphones, our clothes, our food: All are everyday
things we consider essential, but we seldom think of what and who is involved
in making them and getting them into our hands. In Follow Your Stuff,
award-winning children’s author Kevin Sylvester and business professor Michael
Hlinka team up again, this time to tackle the dynamics of the global economy,
examining the often-complex journey of ordinary goods from production right to
our doorsteps.
Using familiar examples, easy-to-follow charts and
graphs, and a fun, accessible tone, Hlinka and Sylvester introduce young
readers to concepts such as relative value and fair wages and how to think
critically about our purchasing decisions. Sylvester’s lively illustrations add
even more kid-appeal making this sequel to the critically acclaimed Follow Your
Money the perfect introduction to socio-economics and an eye-opening essential
read for young people. |
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From Anger to Action: Powerful Mindfulness Tools to
Help Teens Harness Anger for Positive Change. Mitch Abblett, $24.95 (ages
13-19)
Sometimes you just feel pissed off, and that’s okay.
Maybe you missed a deadline in school, flunked a test, didn’t get invited to a
party, or feel angry about something you saw on the news or online. We’ve all
been there. It’s impossible to go through life never feeling angry. But what
if, instead of letting your anger take control, you were able to harness it in
constructive ways? From Anger to Action is a comprehensive mindfulness
program to help teens understand and channel anger into healthy expressions of
creativity, advocacy, and empowerment.
With this guide, you’ll find powerful mindfulness tools
to help you listen to your anger, connect with your core values and goals, and
make positive changes that will truly empower you. Instead of resorting to outbursts,
you’ll learn to channel the incredible energy of your anger into self-advocacy,
social action, and productivity. You’ll also find stories from other teens just
like you who’ve successfully redirected their anger into creating positive
change. If you’re ready to change your relationship with anger and transform it
into fuel for change and creative possibility, this book will guide you, every
step of the way. |
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Gay & Lesbian History for Kids: the
Century-Long Struggle for LGBT Rights. Jerome
Pohlen, $21.95
Given today's news, it would be easy to
get the impression that the campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) equality is a recent development, but it is only the final
act in a struggle that started more than a century ago. The history is told
through personal stories and firsthand accounts of the movement's key events,
like the 1950s "Lavender Scare," the Stonewall Inn uprising, and the
AIDS crisis. This up-to-date history includes the landmark Supreme Court
decision making marriage equality the law of the land. Twenty-one activities
enliven the history and demonstrate the spirited ways the LGBT community has
pushed for positive social change. |
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The Gender Agenda: a First-Hand Account of How Girls
and Boys Are Treated Differently. Ros Ball & James Millar, $19.95
From language and clothes, to toys and the media, society
inflicts unwritten rules on each gender from birth. Aiming to make people aware
of the way gender is constructed and constantly reinforced, this diary
chronicles the differences two parents noticed while raising their son and
daughter.
Adapted from tweets and blogs the couple kept throughout
parenthood, this collection shows how culture, family and even the authors
themselves are part of the 'gender police' that can influence a child's
identity, and offers ideas for how we can work together to challenge the gender
stereotypes that are ingrained in our society. |
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Giant Steps to Change the World. Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee, $24.99
Everyone has it in them to be a hero… |
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Girl Activist: Winning Strategies from Women Who've
Made a Difference. Louisa Kamps, Susanna Daniel & Michelle Wildgen,
$16.99 (ages 9+)
Rebel girls, young activists, and other trailblazing
tweens and teens will be inspired by the stories of 40 women who have changed
the world for the better. Mini-biographies of unstoppable women activists — from
Malala Yousafzai to Susan B. Anthony, Emma Gonzalez to Gloria Steinem, Wangari
Maathai to Dolores Huerta — offer windows into what it takes to stand up for a
cause, rally others together, and even ignite a movement. The book features
activists from around the world and throughout history, spotlighting impressive
women who have fought for workers' safety, women's rights, racial equality,
animal welfare, democracy, environmental causes, and more. Each story reminds
readers that they really can make a difference in the world and inspires
today's young activists to stand up for what they believe in. |
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A Girl Named Lovely: One Child's Miraculous Survival
and My Journey to the Heart of Haiti. Catherine Porter, $24.99 
In January 2010, a devastating earthquake struck Haiti,
killing hundreds of thousands of people and paralyzing the country. Catherine
Porter, a newly minted international reporter, was on the ground in the
immediate aftermath. Moments after she arrived in Haiti, Catherine found her
first story. A ragtag group of volunteers told her about a “miracle child” — a
two-year-old girl who had survived six days under the rubble and emerged
virtually unscathed. Catherine found the girl the next day. Her family was a
mystery; her future uncertain. Her name was Lovely. She seemed a symbol of
Haiti — both hopeful and despairing.
When Catherine learned that Lovely had been reunited with
her family, she did what any journalist would do and followed the story. The
cardinal rule of journalism is to remain objective and not become personally
involved in the stories you report. But Catherine broke that rule on the last
day of her second trip to Haiti. That day, Catherine made the simple decision
to enroll Lovely in school, and to pay for it with money she and her readers
donated.
Over the next five years, Catherine would visit Lovely
and her family seventeen times, while also reporting on the country’s struggles
to harness the international rush of aid. Each trip, Catherine's relationship
with Lovely and her family became more involved and more complicated. Trying to
balance her instincts as a mother and a journalist, and increasingly conscious
of the costs involved, Catherine found herself struggling to align her
worldview with the realities of Haiti after the earthquake. Although her dual
roles as donor and journalist were constantly at odds, as one piled up
expectations and the other documented failures, a third role had emerged and
quietly become the most important: that of a friend.
A Girl Named Lovely is about the reverberations of
a single decision — in Lovely’s life and in Catherine’s. It recounts a
journalist’s voyage into the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, hit by
the greatest natural disaster in modern history, and the fraught, messy
realities of international aid. It is about hope, kindness, heartbreak, and the
modest but meaningful difference one person can make. |
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The Girl Who Rode a Shark & Other Stories of
Daring Women. Ailsa Ross, illustrated by Amy Blackwell, $26.00 (ages 8-12)
Now more than ever, the world is recognizing how strong
women and girls are. How strong? In the early 1920s, Inuit expeditionary Ada
Blackjack survived for two years as a castaway on an uninhabited island in the
Arctic Ocean before she was finally rescued. And she’s just one example. The
Girl Who Rode a Shark is a rousing collection of biographies focused on
women and girls who have written, explored, or otherwise plunged headfirst into
the pages of history. Undaunted by expectations, they made their mark by
persevering in pursuit of their passions. The tales come from a huge variety of
times and places, from a Canadian astronaut to an Indian secret agent and to a
Balkan pirate queen who stood up to Ancient Rome. Author and activist Ailsa
Ross gives readers a fun, informative piece of nonfiction that emphasizes the
boundless potential of a new generation of women. |
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Girls Resist! A Guide to Activism, Leadership, and
Starting a Revolution. Kaelyn Rich, $16.99 (ages 14+)
An activism handbook for teen girls ready to fight for
change, social justice, and equality.
Take on the world and make some serious change with this
handbook to everything activism, social justice, and resistance. With in-depth
guides to everything from picking a cause, planning a protest, and raising
money to running dispute-free meetings, promoting awareness on social media,
and being an effective ally, Girls Resist! will show you how to go from
“mad as heck about the way the world is going” to “effective leader who gets
stuff done.” Veteran feminist organizer KaeLyn Rich shares tons of expertise
that’ll inspire you as much as it teaches you the ropes. Plus, quotes and tips
from fellow teen girl activists show how they stood up for change in their
communities. Grab this handbook to crush inequality, start a revolution, and
resist! |
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The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough. Katie Smith Milway, illustrated by Sylvie Daigneault, $19.95 
The Good Garden is a simple story about a big issue: food insecurity. This introduction to a global issue provides children with the tools and information to help them make a difference locally and globally.
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Grandad Mandela. Zazi, Ziwele & Zindzi
Mandela, illustrated by Sean Qualls, $23.99 (ages 4-7)
Nelson Mandela’s two great-grandchildren ask their
grandmother, Mandela’s youngest daughter, 15 questions about their grandad — the global icon of peace and forgiveness who spent 27 years in prison. They
learn that he was a freedom fighter who put down his weapons for the sake of
peace, and who then became the President of South Africa and a Nobel Peace
Prize-winner, and realise that they can continue his legacy in the world today.
Seen through a child’s perspective, and authored jointly by Nelson Mandela's
great-grandchildren and daughter, this amazing story is told as never before to
celebrate what would have been Nelson's Mandela 100th birthday. |
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Growing Up Global: Raising Children to
be at Home in the World. Homa Sabet Tavangar, $19.95
In today’s increasingly interconnected
world, how do we prepare our children to succeed and to become happy,
informed global citizens? In Growing Up Global, Tavangar shares
with all of us her “parenting
toolbox” to help give our children a vital global perspective.
Whether you’re mastering a greeting in ten different languages,
throwing an internationally themed birthday party, or celebrating a
newfound holiday, Growing Up Global provides parents and
children with a rich, exciting background for exploring and connecting
with far-flung nations they may have only heard about on television.
Inside you’ll
discover
- fun activities, games, and suggestions
for movies, music, books, magazines, service activities, and websites
for expanding your family’s worldview
- simple explanations
that will help your children grasp the diversity of world faiths
- creative
ways to gain geography literacy
- handy lists of celebrations
and customs that offer a fascinating look at how people from different
cultures around the world live everyday life
Growing Up Global is
a book that parents, grandparents, and teachers can turn to again
and again for inspiration and motivation as they strive to open
the minds of children everywhere. |
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Helping Kids Help: Organizing Successful Charitable
Projects. Renée Heiss, $25.99
When children’s enthusiasm for helping others surpasses
their knowledge of how to help, parents, teachers, camp counselors, and group
leaders are often called on to give direction. Helping Kids Help provides adult mentors with answers to questions they face.
- How can kids evaluate and select the best charity for their
contributions?
- Should children perform a team-building exercise before they
begin a project?
- What parental permission issues are involved?
- For ongoing service projects, should the group write a mission
statement? Open a savings account?
Helping Kids Help contains dozens of real-life
examples of adults and children involved in service projects — the struggles they
overcame, the lessons they learned, and the benefits they enjoyed. It also
includes specific project ideas, Web sites, and additional resources to
explore. This valuable handbook will help you develop projects that benefit not
only those being served, but the children doing the service, developing life
skills such as commitment, sacrifice, cooperation, tolerance, and even valuable
career skills. Everyone wins! |
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Helping Teens Stop Violence, Build
Community and Stand for Social Justice. Allan
Creighton & Paul Kivel, $23.50
Allan Creighton and Paul Kivel, veteran
youth educators and community activists, use their decades of experience with
teens to offer:
- a framework and vocabulary for teaching violence
prevention and social justice
- road-tested exercises for adult, staff and youth
training and development
- guidelines for facilitating discussions on
sensitive contemporary issues
These tools have been used successfully
in schools, residential programs, after-school and recreation programs, youth
detention facilities, and colleges and universities. Any adult determined to
help young people become active, critically thinking community members will
find a strong ally in this empowering resource. |
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A Hen for Izzy Pippik. Aubrey Davis & Marie LaFrance, $18.95 (ages 4-8) 
When Shaina finds a magnificent hen, she
knows that Izzy Pippik, the hen's owner, is sure to return for her. In the
meantime, Shaina decides she will care for the animal. But when dozens of eggs
hatch and rowdy chickens scatter throughout the village, Shaina must fight the
entire town if she has any hope of protecting the birds. Inspired by Jewish and
Islamic traditional texts, this is a beautiful tale about doing the right
thing, even in the face of adversity. |
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HERSTORY: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World. Katherine
Halligan, illustrated by Sarah Walsh, $26.99 (ages 8++)
Throughout history, girls have often been discussed in
terms of what they couldn’t or shouldn’t do.
Not anymore.
It’s time for herstory — a celebration of not only what
girls can do, but the remarkable things women have already accomplished, even
when others tried to stop them. In this uplifting and inspiring book, follow
the stories of fifty powerhouse women from around the world and across time who
each managed to change the world as they knew it forever. Telling the stories
of their childhood, the challenges they faced, and the impact of their
achievements, each lavishly illustrated spread is a celebration of girl power
in its many forms. From astronauts to activists, musicians to mathematicians,
these women are sure to motivate young readers of all backgrounds to focus not
on the can’ts and shouldn’ts, but on what they can do: anything! |
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Hope Springs. Eric Walters, illustrated by Eugenie
Fernandes, $19.99 
A drought has settled in the area around the orphanage
where Boniface lives. There are long line-ups at the tiny spring where all the
local people get their water, and suddenly the orphans are pushed to the back
of the line, unwelcome. Boniface's houseparent, Henry, tells him that the
people were mean out of fear — they feared there would not be enough water for
their families. When the building of the orphanage's well is completed,
Boniface has an idea to help the villagers. A lovely story of kindness and
heart, this story shows that, through compassion and understanding, true
generosity can spring from unexpected places. |
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How Mamas Love Their Babies. Juniper Fitzgerald,
illustrated by Elise Peterson, $24.50
Mamas work in different ways to take care of their
babies, but everything they do is out of love. This remarkable book from
Feminist Press illustrates the myriad ways that mothers provide for their
children — piloting airplanes, washing floors, or dancing at a strip club.
This picture book is the first to depict a sex-worker
parent. Introducing the idea of bodily labor, it provides an expanded notion of
working mothers and challenges the idea that only some jobs result in good
parenting. Instead, we're reminded that, while every mama's work looks
different, every mama works to make their baby's world better. |
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How to Make a Better World: for Every Kid Who Wants to
Make a Difference. Kelly Swift, $21.99 (ages 7-10)
There's a lot that can be changed by just one person, if
you know what to do. Start by making yourself into the awesome person you want
to be by learning all about self-care and kindness. Using those skills, work
your way up to creating activist campaigns to tackle climate change or social
injustice.
This fun and inspiring guide to making the world a better
place and becoming a good citizen is packed with ideas and tips for kids who
want to know how to make a difference. Through ideas as small as creating a
neighborhood lending library to important ideas such as public speaking and how
to talk about politics, How to Make a Better World is a practical guide
to activism for awesome kids. |
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I AM A FEMINIST: Reclaiming the F-Word in Turbulent
Times. Monique Polak, $19.95 (ages 12++) 
What is feminism? Why does it still matter? What exactly
does intersectionality mean? In order to answer these (and many other)
questions, I Am a Feminist first examines the history of feminism and
then addresses the issues girls and women continue to face today. The book also
looks at the ways in which people, especially young people, are working
together to create a world where gender equality is a reality, not a dream. The
author shares stories about the courageous individuals who have made a
difference in the lives of women and girls worldwide. From suffragists to the
#MeToo movement, I Am a Feminist encourages readers to stand up and
speak out for equality and justice. |
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I Am Malala, Young Readers Edition. Malala Yousafzai,
with Patricia McCormick, $23.50
Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban
took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women
weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls couldn't go to school.
This is her story — the story of how one girl stood up for education and
changed the world. |
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I Came from the Water: One Haitian
Boy’s Incredible Tale of Survival. Vanita
Oelschlager, $11.50
The story is based on the actual
experiences of Moses, an eight year-old boy and resident of St. Helene’s
orphanage outside Port-au-Prince. As an infant, he was literally plucked from
the waters of a nearby river, having been placed in a basket by his
grandmother. The rest of his family perished in floods that wiped out their
upland village in 2004. He was given his name by the nuns at St. Helene’s. The
title is Moses’ reply to the author when she asked where he is from.
After the earthquake of 2010 destroyed Port-au-Prince and much of the surrounding
area, the orphanage was flooded with a new wave of parentless boys and girls.
Moses helped these children adapt to their new lives and in so doing displayed the
kind of fearless hope and determination that may lead to Haiti’s renewal as a
self-supporting nation.
St. Helene’s orphanage is run by Father Rick Frechette known globally for his
dedication to improving the lives of poor children across Latin America. Net
profits from I CAME FROM THE WATER will go to support St. Helene’s and Father
Rick’s efforts to help rebuild Haiti by offering a safe place to live and a
free education for children like Moses. |
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I Didn't Stand Up. Lucy Falcone, illustrated by
Jacqueline Hudon, $19.95 (ages 6-9) 
First they went after Jalal. But I'm not black — So I
didn't stand up for him. Then they went after Mariana. I was born in this
country — So I didn't stand up for her. A picture book inspired by the iconic
poem First They Came for Socialists written by Martin Niemoller in
opposition to the oppressive Nazi regime, I Didn't Stand Up looks at
common circumstances of oppression that children encounter through the eyes of
the bystander — until he or she becomes the victim. Includes a history of
Niemoller's poem and associated backmatter. |
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I Dreamt... a Book about Hope. Gabriela Olmo, $18.95
In many parts of the world, including
North America, children are living with violence. Wars, gangs, guns, crime,
bullying, harassment and fear keep many kids from living the full, free lives
that every child should enjoy. This book was created in Mexico, where for the
past six years a vicious war against drugs has brought fear and insecurity into
every child’s life. Many children’s dreams have become nightmares. Some of
Mexico’s best illustrators have donated their art to create this book, which
gives children a way to talk about their fears, a reason to hope and the
inspiration to resist falling into grief and depression.
Royalties from sales will be donated to
IBBY’s Fund for Children in Crisis, which supports bibliotherapy projects that
use books and reading to help children who have lived through wars, civil
conflicts and natural disasters to think and talk about their experiences. |
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I Have the Right to Be a Child. Alain Serres & Aurélia Fronty, $18.95
With a very simple text accompanied by
rich, vibrant illustrations a young narrator describes what it means to be a
child with rights — from the right to food, water and shelter, to the right to
go to school, to be free from violence, to breathe clean air, and more. The
book emphasizes that these rights belong to every child on the planet. It also
makes evident that knowing and talking about these rights are the first steps
toward making sure that they are respected.
A brief afterword explains that the rights outlined in the book come from the
Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the UN General
Assembly in 1989. The treaty sets out the basic human rights that belong to
children all over the world, recognizing that children need special protection
since they are more vulnerable than adults. It has been ratified by 193 states,
with the exception of Somalia, the United States and the new country of South
Sudan. Once a state has ratified the document, they are legally bound to comply
with it and to report on their efforts to do so. As a result, some progress has
been made, not only in awareness of children's rights, but also in their
implementation. But there are still many countries, wealthy and poor, where
children's basic needs are not being met. |
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I See You. Michael Genhart, illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff,
$22.50 (ages 4-8)
I See You is a wordless picture book that depicts a
homeless woman who is not seen by everyone around her — except for a little
boy. Over the course of a year, the boy is witness to all that she endures.
Ultimately, in a gesture of compassion, the boy acknowledges her in an exchange
in which he sees her and she experiences being seen.
This book opens the door for kids and parents to begin a
conversation about homelessness.
In a "Note for Parents, Educators, and
Neighbors," there are discussion questions and additional resources about
helping the homeless. |
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If the World Were a Village: a Book about the World’s People, 2nd Edition. David Smith, illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong, $19.95 (ages 8-12) 
This eye-opening book promotes "world-mindedness" by imagining the world's population — all 6.8 billion of us — as a village of just 100 people. If the World Were a Village looks at the languages, wealth, food security, energy and health of the citizens in the village. By exploring the lives of the 100 villagers, children will discover that life in other nations is often very different from their own.
Includes extensive resources and access to an online teaching guide. |
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If You Could Wear My Sneakers! A Book about Children's
Rights. Poems by Sheree Fitch, illustrated by Darcia Labrosse, $22.95
A Sheree Fitch classic, If You Could Wear My Sneakers is now available for a new generation of young readers. A series of humorous
poems, paired with timeless illustrations, interprets 15 of the 54 articles of
the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
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In a Cloud of Dust. Alma
Fullerton, illustrated by Brian Deines, $10.95 
In a Tanzanian village school, Anna struggles to keep up.
Her walk home takes so long that when she arrives, it is too dark to do her
homework. Working through the lunch hour instead, she doesn’t see the truck
from the bicycle library pull into the schoolyard. By the time she gets out
there, the bikes are all gone. Anna hides her disappointment, happy to help her
friends learn to balance and steer. She doesn’t know a compassionate friend
will offer her a clever solution — and the chance to raise her own cloud of dust.
Inspired by organizations like The Village Bicycle
Project that have opened bicycle libraries all across Africa, In a Cloud of
Dust is an uplifting example of how a simple opportunity can make a
dramatic change in a child’s life. |
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It Takes a Child. Craig Kielburger, $10.95
IT TAKES A CHILD is a fun, vibrant look
back at Craig's adventures in taking global action. The book takes readers
along on Craig's eye-opening journey throughout the developing world, learning
about child labour, making new friends, and the origins of Free the Children. |
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It Takes a Village. Hillary Rodham Clinton, $24.99
It Takes a Village tells the heartwarming and
universal story of a diverse community coming together to make a difference.
All kinds of people working together, playing together, and living together in
harmony makes a better village and many villages coming together can make a
better world. Together we can build a better life for one another. Together we
can change our world.
The book will resonate with children and families and
through the generations as it encourages readers to look for a way they can
make a difference. It is a book that you will surely want to read again and
again, a book you will want to share and a book that will inspire. |
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It's Hard Not to Stare: Compassion Series Book 2. Tim Huff, $10.95
Helping children to understand disabilities is the focus of
the second book in the Compassion Series. The Compassion Series books offer the
impetus for a dynamic and interactive elementary school program, encouraging
children to look at their world through the lens of compassion and
understanding. |
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It's Time
to Talk (and Listen): How to Have Constructive Conversations about Race, Class,
Sexuality, Ability & Gender In a Polarized World. Anastasia Kim & Alicia Del Prado,
$24.95
Conversations
about controversial topics can be difficult, painful, and emotionally charged.
This user-friendly guide will help you engage in effective, compassionate
discussions with family, friends, colleagues, and even strangers about race,
immigration, gender, marriage equality, sexism, marginalization, and more.
We talk every
day — and we often do it without thinking. But, as you well know, there are some
things that are harder to talk about — especially issues pertaining to politics,
culture, lifestyle, and diversity. If you’ve ever struggled in a conversation
about a “controversial” topic with a loved one, work colleague, or even a
stranger, you know exactly how uncomfortable and heated the discussion can
become. And even if you are one of the lucky few that expresses themselves
eloquently, how do you move beyond mere “lip service” and turn words into
actionable change?
This
groundbreaking book will show you how to get to that important next level in
difficult conversations, to talk in an authentic and straightforward way about
culture and diversity, and to speak from the heart with tools from the head.
Using a simple eight-step approach, you’ll learn communication strategies that
are supported by research and have been practiced in classrooms, work meetings,
therapy sessions, and more.
With this book
as your guide, you’ll learn to navigate these difficult conversations, and take
what you’ve learned beyond the conversation and out into the world — whether it’s
through politics, social justice movements, or simply expanding the minds of
those around you. |
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It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get
Going! Chelsea Clinton, $24.99
In a book that tackles the biggest challenges facing us
today, Chelsea Clinton combines facts, charts, photographs and stories to give
readers a deep understanding of the world around them — and how anyone can make a
difference. With stories about children and teens who have made real changes
big and small — in their families, their communities, in our country and across
the world — this book will inspire readers of all ages to do their part to make
our world a better place.
In addition to informing and inspiring readers about topics including Poverty,
Homelessness, Food Insecurity, Access to Education, Gender Equality, Epidemics,
Non-Communicable Diseases, Climate Change, and Endangered Species, this book
encourages everyone to get going! With suggestions and ideas for action,
Chelsea Clinton shows readers that the world belongs to every single one of us,
and every one of us counts. |
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Just Because It's
Not Wrong Doesn’t Make It Right: Teaching Kids To Think and
Act Ethically. Barbara Coloroso, $22.00
In her now-classic ‘Kids are Worth It!’ Barbara Coloroso’s underlying parenting vision ascribed
to parents the responsibility to teach the next generation how to
think, not just what to think, so that they may grow into the best
people they can be.
Now, in this groundbreaking new book — a
natural extension and a profound deepening of her original vision — Coloroso
shows parents how to nurture their children’s ethical lives, from
preschool through adolescence.
There can be no more necessary book for
our times.We live in a world where children are so often given the
message that the ends justify the means; where harmful, even violent
behavior — in families, in communities, and around the world — goes
unnoticed, unmitigated, and often unrepented; where children’s ethical
education can come from a T-shirt slogan or bumper sticker, an Internet
site, or the evening news; where rigid moral absolutism or moral
relativism has replaced true ethical thinking. In a world such as
ours, Just Because It’s Not Wrong Doesn’t Make It Right is
an essential tool.
Rich in advice and anecdotes, Barbara
Coloroso offers no less than an ethical vision, one rooted in deep
caring, by which we and succeeding generations may not only live,
but thrive. |
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The Kid’s
Guide to Service Projects: Over 500 Service Ideas for Young
People Who Want to Make a Difference, 2nd Edition. Barbara
Lewis, $19.99
Are you looking for ways to connect
kids with inspiring, high-quality community service projects?
Do you want fresh ideas and suggestions for how to get kids involved
in service learning? Then this new edition of Barbara Lewis’s
classic youth service guide is for you.
The Kid’s Guide
to Service Projects contains hundreds
of up-to-date service projects and ideas presented in an engaging,
kid-friendly format. This guide has something for everyone who
wants to make a difference. Features and benefits include over
500 service project ideas, from simple to large scale and step-by-step
instructions for creating flyers, petitions, press releases, and
more.
The book’s 14 thematic chapters
cover topics commonly selected for community service projects.
Each chapter includes important facts and statistics related
to each topic, a host of diverse service project ideas, and listings
of service organization contact information.
Animals • Community Development • Crime
Fighting • The
Environment • Health & Wellness • Homelessness • Hunger • Literacy • People
with Special Needs • Seniors • Politics & Government • Safety • Transportation • Friendship
With the current increased focus on community service, this book
is sure to motivate an audience of eager young change-makers. National
award-winning author Barbara Lewis provides the ideas, tips, resources,
and information kids need to get out there and make a difference
today! |
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Kids Who Are Changing the World. Sheila Sweeny
Higginson, illustrated by Alyssa Petersen, $6.99 (ages 6-8)
Have you ever wondered what you could do to change the
world? Find out how kids are helping the environment, inventing incredible
medical devices, aiding the homeless, designing apps so other kids won’t ever
have to eat alone in the cafeteria, and more! Learn all about what they’ve come
up with and how their ideas are changing lives in this story of four amazing
kids everyone should meet! A special section at the back of the book includes
extras such as biographies of famous young inventors and contemporary activists
plus interesting ideas for other ways that kids can change the world. |
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Lacey
and the African Grandmothers. Sue
Farrell Holler, $14.95 (ages 10-14) 
Can a sewing project make a difference half-way across the world?
Lacey Little Bird loves spending time with Kahasi, an elder on
her reserve who is like a grandmother to her. Then Lacey hears
about a project to help grandmothers in Africa who are raising
their grandchildren because their parents have died from AIDS.
Even though Africa is far, far away, Lacey wants to help and
emails the grandmothers with a plan to raise money by selling
beaded purses.
What difference can a young Blackfoot girl from North America
make in the lives of grandmothers in Africa? A lot, as Lacey discovers.
Her decision to help will bring about amazing changes in her life
and her community.
Lacey and the African Grandmothers is based on
true events, real people, and the Stephen
Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign. |
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents: a Day in
the Life of Marlon Bundo. Marlon Bundo with Jill Twiss, and EG Keller,
$26.99 (ages 4-8)
HBO's Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
presents a children's picture book about a Very Special boy bunny who falls in
love with another boy bunny. Meet Marlon Bundo, a lonely bunny who lives with
his Grampa, Mike Pence — the Vice President of the United States. But on this
Very Special Day, Marlon's life is about to change forever...
With its message of tolerance and advocacy, this charming
children's book explores issues of same sex marriage and democracy. Sweet,
funny, and beautifully illustrated, this book is dedicated to every bunny who
has ever felt different. 100% of Last Week Tonight's proceeds will be donated
to The Trevor Project and AIDS United. |
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The Law Is (Not) for Kids: a Legal Rights Guide for
Canadian Children and Teens. Ned Lecic & Marvin Zuker, $22.95 
In this practical guide to the law for the young people
of Canada, Ned Lecic and Marvin Zuker provide an all-encompassing, accurate
manual meant to empower and educate youth and those that serve them. As
advocates for the rights of children, the authors provide examples of how young
people can get their legal rights enforced while also encouraging them to
consider whether the rights of youth are sufficient or should be expanded. The
Law is (Not) for Kids is the first book to deal with Canadian law and the
rights of children and teens that is meant for young readers, however it will
also be a valuable resource for teachers, counsellors, lawyers, and all those
who support youth when they encounter the law. |
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Lessons from a Street Kid. Craig Kielburger, illustrated by Marisa Antonello & Victoria Laidley, $19.95 
Join a young Craig Kielburger as he learns about the heights of generosity on the streets of Brazil. |
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Letters To a Prisoner. Jacques Goldstyn, $18.95 
Told entirely through illustrations, Letters to a
Prisoner is a wordless story about the power of hope and the written word.
Inspired by Amnesty International's letter-writing campaigns to help free
people who have been jailed for expressing their opinion, the book tells the
story of a man who is arrested during a peaceful protest. In solitary
confinement, he begins to despair — until a bird delivers a letter of support
written by somebody outside the prison. Every day more missives arrive until
the prisoner escapes his fate on wings made of letters. |
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Little Bits of Sky. S.E. Durrant, $24.95
Siblings Ira and Zac have moved between foster homes ever
since they can remember. When they are moved to a group home called Skilly
House, a London-based home for children, they think everything is about to
break, but it may just be the beginning of their new lives. |
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Living Me to We: the Guide for
Socially Conscious Canadians. Craig Kielburger
& Marc Kielburger, $19.95 
With this uniquely Canadian guide to
socially conscious living, activists Craig and Marc Kielburger give you the
tools for LIVING ME TO WE. After 15 years travelling the country and advocating
for social justice, Craig and Marc became inspired to compile their practical
tips for change in one handy guide. The result is a beautifully designed,
extensively researched and engaging book — just for Canadians.
Through original illustrations and
photography, you’ll learn how seek out ethical investments and carbon-friendly
vacations. With dozens of interviews conducted with scores of Canadians across
the country, you’ll meet the people in your community who are taking small
steps to a better world. You’ll also get to know a new side of some famous
Canadians as they recount their personal tales of lighter living. Finally, turn
to the end of the book where you can find an extensively researched resource
guide, chock full of websites, books, magazines and city-specific stores and
organizations, to start your own movement. |
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Look Where We Live! A First Book of Community Building. Scot Ritchie, $16.95 
In this engaging
nonfiction picture book, five young friends — Nick, Yulee, Pedro, Sally and
Martin — spend the day traveling around their neighborhood and participating in
activities designed to raise money for their local library. Along the way, they
learn about the people and places that make up their community and what it
means to be a part of one. |
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The Lost Words. Robert Macfarlane & Jackie
Morris, $40.00 (all ages)
In 2007, when a new edition of the Oxford Junior
Dictionary — widely used in schools around the world — was published, a
sharp-eyed reader soon noticed that around forty common words concerning nature
had been dropped. Apparently they were no longer being used enough by children
to merit their place in the dictionary. The list of these “lost words” included
acorn, adder, bluebell, dandelion, fern, heron, kingfisher, newt, otter, and
willow. Among the words taking their place were attachment, blog, broadband,
bullet-point, cut-and-paste, and voice-mail. The news of these substitutions — he outdoor and natural being displaced by the indoor and virtual — became seen
by many as a powerful sign of the growing gulf between childhood and the
natural world.
Ten years later, Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris set
out to make a “spell book” that will conjure back twenty of these lost words,
and the beings they name, from acorn to wren. By the magic of word and paint,
they sought to summon these words again into the voices, stories, and dreams of
children and adults alike, and to celebrate the wonder and importance of
everyday nature. The Lost Words is that book — work that has already
cast its extraordinary spell on hundreds of thousands of people and begun a grass-roots movement to re-wild childhood across
Britain, Europe, and North America. |
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Making a Difference: Teaching Kindness, Character, and
Purpose. Cheri Meiners, $22.95
Through positive and motivating text, Making a
Difference assures children that they are important, and that what they do
matters. Boost a child's confidence and sense of purpose as you read and affirm
that their hopeful thoughts, kind words and good choices can make a difference
to themselves and others.
Making a Difference is a book that will help build
social skills and character, teach life lessons to your children, and put them
on a pathway to integrity, courtesy, respect, and purpose. Beautiful hand-drawn
illustrations accompany purposeful storytelling that shows how children can
help to make the world a better place. Back pages include discussion questions,
scenarios, games and role-play activities that help adults reinforce the book's
positive message. |
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Malala: Activist for Girls' Education. Raphaële
Frier, illustrated by Aurélia Fronty, $21.99
Malala Yousafzai stood up to the Taliban and fought for
the right for all girls to receive an education. When she was just
fifteen years old, the Taliban attempted to kill Malala, but even this did not
stop her activism. At age eighteen Malala became the youngest person to be
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for her work to ensure the education of all
children around the world. Malala’s courage and conviction will inspire young
readers in this beautifully illustrated biography. |
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Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden. Andrew Larsen
& Anne Villeneuve, $18.99 (ages 3-7) 
Vincent is staying with his aunt Mimi for the summer
while his mom recuperates from surgery. Mimi's drab city neighborhood, complete
with an empty dirt lot across the street, doesn't seem too promising. But then
Vincent meets Toma, a boy who lives nearby, and things start looking up. Mimi
has a mysterious box of "dirt balls" in her apartment. When she asks Vincent to
get rid of them, the fun Vincent and Toma have throwing them into the lot
becomes the start of a budding friendship. Then one day, they notice new shoots
sprouting all over the lot. Maybe those balls weren't just made of dirt after
all!
This book highlights the value of connecting to nature,
even in urban areas, and the sense of community that comes from civic
engagement. It's an excellent choice for character education lessons on
kindness, generosity and citizenship. |
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MIGRANT. Maxine Trottier, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, $18.95 
Each spring Anna leaves her home in Mexico and travels north with her family where they will work on farms harvesting fruits and vegetables. Sometimes she feels like a bird, flying north in the spring and south in the fall. Sometimes she feels like a jack rabbit living in an abandoned burrow, as her family moves into an empty house near the fields. But most of all she wonders what it would be like to stay in one place.
The Low German-speaking Mennonites from Mexico are a unique group of migrants who moved from Canada to Mexico in the 1920s and became an important part of the farming community there. But it has become increasingly difficult for them to earn a livelihood, and so they come back to Canada each year as migrant workers in order to survive.
Beautifully written by Maxine Trottier and imaginatively illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, this book describes what it is like to be a child in a migrant family. |
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My Body My Choice: the Fight for Abortion Rights.
Robin Stevenson, $19.95 (ages 12++) 
Abortion is one of the most common of all medical
procedures. But it is still stigmatized, and all too often people do not
feel they can talk about their experiences. Making abortion illegal or hard to
access doesn't make it any less common; it just makes it dangerous. Around the
world, tens of thousands of women die from unsafe abortions every year.
People who support abortion rights have been fighting
hard to create a world in which the right to access safe and legal abortion
services is guaranteed. The opposition to this has been intense and sometimes
violent, and victories have been hard won. The long fight for abortion rights
is being picked up by a new generation of courageous, creative and passionate
activists. This book is about the history, and the future, of that fight. |
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My Name is Blessing. Eric Walters, illustrated by
Eugenie Fernandes, $19.99 
Based on the life of a real boy, this warm-hearted,
beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Baraka, a young Kenyan boy with
a physical disability. Baraka and eight cousins live with their grandmother.
She gives them boundless love, but there is never enough money or food, and
life is hard — love doesn't feed hungry stomachs or clothe growing bodies, or
school keen minds. Baraka is too young, and, with his disability, needs too
much, and she is too old. A difficult choice must be made, and grandmother and
grandchild set off on a journey to see if there is a place at the orphanage for
Baraka. The story begins by looking at Baraka's physical disability as a
misfortune, but ends by looking beyond the disability, to his great heart and
spirit, and the blessings he brings. |
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My Story Starts Here: Voices of Young Offenders. Deborah
Ellis, $18.95 (ages 12 and up)
Jamar found refuge in a gang after leaving an abusive
home where his mother stole from him. Fred was arrested for assault with a
weapon, public intoxication and attacking his mother while on drugs. Jeremy
first went to court at age fourteen (“Court gives you the feeling that you can
never make up for what you did, that you’re just bad forever”) but now wears a
Native Rights hat to remind him of his strong Métis heritage. Kate, charged
with petty theft and assault, finally found a counselor who treated her like a
person for the first time.
Many readers will recognize themselves, or someone they
know, somewhere in these stories. Being lucky or unlucky after an incident of
shoplifting, or the drug search at school, or hanging out with the wrong kids
at the wrong time. The encounter with a mean cop, or a good one, that can
change the trajectory of a kid’s life. Couch-surfing, or being shunted from one
foster home to another. The effect of youth crime on families (the book includes
the points of view of family members as well as “voices of experience” — adults
looking back at their own experiences as young offenders).
The kids in this book represent a range of socioeconomic
backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations and ethnicities. Every story is
different, but there are common threads — loss of parenting, dislocation,
poverty, truancy, addiction, discrimination.
Most of all, this book leaves readers asking the most
pressing questions of all. Does it make sense to put kids in jail? Can’t we do
better? Have we forgotten that we were once teens ourselves, feeling powerless
to change our lives, confused about who we were and what we wanted, and quick
to make a dumb move without a thought for the consequences? |
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Nibi's Water Song. Sunshine Tenasco, illustrated
by Chief Lady Bird, $19.99 (ages 3-6)
Nibi is the Anishinaabemowin word for water. In Nibi's
Water Song, an Indigenous girl on the search for clean water to drink.
Though she is faced with repeated obstacles, Nibi's joyful and determined
energy becomes a catalyst for change and action as her community, and then in
widening circles the country and government, rally around her to make clean
drinking water available for all. In a story perfectly levelled for young
readers, there is a strong underlying message that even when a problem seems
too large to face, every bit that everyone does helps. And inaction in the face
of a wrong is not an option.
Sunshine Tenasco, an Anishinabeg activist for clean
water, has an amazing optimistic spirit that shines through her writing. The
hopeful tone and lyrical read-aloud quality of this gentle allegorical tale
open the door to conversations and action aimed at young children, whether they
are on a reserve that does not have clean water or they are living with access
to clean water. |
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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference. Greta
Thunberg, $9.99 (ages 10+)
The history-making, ground-breaking speeches of Greta
Thunberg, the young climate crisis activist who has become the voice of a
generation.
Everything
needs to change. And it has to start today.
In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta
Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day. Her actions ended up sparking a
global movement for action against the climate crisis, inspiring millions of
pupils to go on strike for our planet and our environment, forcing governments
to listen, and earning her a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. This book brings you
Greta in her own words, for the first time. Collecting her speeches that have
made history across Europe, from the UN to mass street protests, No One Is
Too Small to Make A Difference is a rallying cry for why we must all wake
up and fight to protect the living planet, no matter how powerless we feel. Our
future depends upon it. |
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Not My Idea: a Book about Whiteness. Anastasia
Higginbotham, $28.50 (ages 8-12)
A white child sees a news report of a white police
officer shooting and killing a person with brown skin who had their hands up.
“We don’t see color,” the child’s mother says, but the child senses a deeper
truth. An afternoon in the library uncovers the reality of white supremacy in
America. The child connects to the opportunity and their responsibility to
dismantle white supremacy — for the sake of their own liberation out of
ignorance and injustice. |
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On the News: Our First Talk about Tragedy. Jillian
Roberts, illustrated by Jane Heinrichs, $19.95 (ages 6-8)
On the News gently introduces young children to
the realities of natural disasters, terrorism and other forms of tragedy. In
age-appropriate language and tone, Dr. Roberts explains what tragedy is, the
feelings it may create and how to manage those feelings. She also emphasizes
the good that can come out of tragedy, looking at how people help one another
in caring, compassionate and heroic ways. The book's question-and-answer format
will help parents have a meaningful conversation about these difficult topics
with their children and equip them to better handle questions that arise when
children are exposed to the news. |
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On Our Street: Our First Talk about Poverty. Jillian
Roberts, Jaime Casap, illustrated by Jane Heinrichs, $19.95 
A gentle introduction to the issue of poverty, On Our
Street explores the realities of people living with inadequate resources. Using
age-appropriate language, this book addresses mental illness, homelessness and
refugee status as they are connected to this issue. Insightful quotes from
individuals and organizations such as UNICEF are included throughout to add
further perspective on the issue. An invaluable section on how kids can help
empowers readers to take what they have learned and use it to make a
difference. |
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On Our Way to Oyster Bay: Mother Jones and Her March
for Children's Rights. Monica Kulling, illustrated by Felicita Sala, $18.95
Eight-year-old Aidan and his friend Gussie want to go to
school, like many other children in 1903. Instead, they work twelve hours, six
days a week, at a cotton mill in Pennsylvania. So when the millworkers decide
to go on strike, the two friends join the picket line. Maybe now life will
change for them. When a famous labor reformer named Mother Jones comes to hear
of the millworkers' demands, she tells them they need to do more than just
strike. But what could she do? Why, organize a children's march and bring the
message right to President Theodore Roosevelt at his summer home in Oyster Bay,
of course! |
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One Peace: True Stories of Young
Activists. Janet Wilson, $19.95 (ages 8-14)
ONE PEACE celebrates the accomplishments
of children and youth from around the globe who have worked to promote world
peace. |
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One Well.
Rochelle Strauss, illustrated by Rosemary Woods, $19.95 (Grades 3
and up)
Almost 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered with water. And
all that water is connected — every raindrop, lake, underground
river and glacier is part of a single global well. A single splash
can sprout a seed, quench a thirst, provide a habitat, generate
energy and sustain life. How we treat the water in the well will
affect every species on the planet, now and for years to come. One
Well shows how every one of us has the power to conserve and
protect our global well — and why we need to pay attention. |
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Our Future: How Kids Are Taking Action. Janet
Wilson, $18.95 (ages 8-12) 
Young people from across the globe are raising awareness
about what issues matter to them most and are working to protect the future
that we all share. American Jaelun Parkerson kneels with his football teammates
during the national anthem to protest racial injustice. Canadian Autumn Peltier
spoke in front of the United Nations to raise awareness about water pollution
Melati Wijsen from Indonesia started working at twelve-years-old to convince
her government to ban plastic bags. And Tiassa Mutunkei from Kenya started a
club for young people to stop elephants from being killed for their ivory
tusks. Our Future shines a light on the efforts on ten brilliant and brave
young activists who are making a difference for the future of our planet. The
book's final pages give ideas for how young people can try and make a
difference in their own lives and communities. |
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Our Heroes: How Kids are Making a Difference. Janet
Wilson, $18.95
True stories of children who opened up their hearts and
minds to the unfairness of the world and decided to try and make a difference,
because everyone deserves to be happy. Andrew Adansi-Bonnah from Ghana raised
thousands of dollars for refugee children in Somalia after seeing their
terrible situation on the news. Jonathan Lee from South Korea was given special
permission to travel to North Korea to talk about the environment. Mimi Ausland
from the USA, nicknamed “Dr. Doolittle,” started a website to collect donations
for shelter animals. All of them are everyday heroes, and you can be one too. |
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Our House Is On Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call to Save
the Planet. Jeanette Winter, et al, $23.99 (ages 4-8)
I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic... I
want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is...
When she was fifteen years old, Greta Thunberg’s teacher
explained to her class that our climate is changing — the earth is getting
warmer, the polar ice caps are melting, and life on earth is threatened. Greta
was devastated. What could she do? If the grown-ups weren’t doing enough to
save the planet, Greta would have to demand change herself.So she went on
strike, skipping school every Friday to sit outside of the Swedish Parliament
building with a sign that read “School Strike for Climate.” At first, Greta was
the only one. But gradually, more and more students joined her, until her lone
protest had sparked a worldwide student movement for action on climate change.
Now, Greta is speaking to audiences of world leaders at
important meetings like the United Nations Climate Conference and the World
Economic Forum. She is leading the conversation on climate change and sparking
worldwide conversation on how to save our planet. Greta is showing everyone
that even the smallest person can make a big difference, and this picture book
informs and inspires young readers who are beginning to learn about the world
around them. |
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Our Little Kitchen. Jillian Tamaki, $19.95 (ages 4-8) 
A picture book about a lively evening in a community kitchen from Governor General’s Award–winning author and illustrator Jillian Tamaki. Tie on your apron! Roll up your sleeves! Pans are out, oven is hot. The kitchen’s all ready, Where do we start?
In this lively, rousing picture book from Caldecott Honoree Jillian Tamaki, a crew of resourceful neighbours come together to prepare a meal for their community. With a garden full of produce, a joyfully chaotic kitchen and a friendly meal shared at the table, Our Little Kitchen is a celebration of full bellies and people looking out for one another. Includes two recipes and an author’s note about the volunteering experience that inspired the book. |
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Our New Home: Immigrant Children Speak. Edited
by Emily Hearn & Marywinn Milne, $13.95 
What is it like to leave home
and arrive in a place where everything is new – language, weather,
customs and people?
Every year families from around the world
leave their homes to start a new life in a new place and they each
have a story. In Our New Home, children use their writing
and artwork to share these stories with us. Their words and pictures
tell of the fear and sadness, the excitement and challenge of moving
to a new country and starting a new life. |
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Our Rights: How Kids are Changing the World. Janet
Wilson, $18.95
A girl who spoke out against her government for the
rights of aboriginal children, a boy who walked across his country to raise
awareness of homelessness, and a former child soldier who wants to make music
not war. Here are true stories of kids just like you who are standing up for
their rights. Read about how they have made a difference. Dylan Mahalingam from
the USA started an online charity to raise money to fight child poverty. The
bravery of Nujood Ali Mohammed from Yemen inspired other girls who were being
forced to marry too young. Anita Khushwaha from India became a beekeeper to pay
for school, even though it was considered a job only men could do. All of them
are making a difference for children’s rights. |
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Owning Up Curriculum:
Empowering Adolescents to Confront Social Cruelty, Bullying, and
Injustice. Rosalind Wiseman, $79.95 (Grades 6-12)
The Owning Up Curriculum presents
a unique and comprehensive approach to preventing youth violence
by providing a structured program for teaching students to
own up and take responsibility — as
perpetrators, bystanders, and targets — for unethical behavior.
Students learn to recognize that they have a responsibility to
treat themselves and others with dignity and to speak out against
injustice.
By targeting the root causes of bullying and other forms of social
cruelty, Wiseman exposes the cultural expectations that teach
young people to humiliate and dehumanize others as the way to
achieve power and respect, then challenges them to transform
this dynamic. The program also addresses the nuanced ways in
which racism, classism, and homophobia are expressed in our culture
and affect social cruelty and violence.
A CD-ROM of reproducible program
forms and student handouts is included with the curriculum. |
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Parenting for Peace: Raising the Next
Generation of Peacemakers. Marcy Axness, $19.95
If we really want to change the world,
let's raise a generation hardwired for peace and innovation from the very
beginning. A child whose brain develops its capacity for self-regulation,
self-reflection, trust, and empathy is a joy to parent. As an adult, this
individual will have the heart to embrace and exemplify peace, the mind to
innovate solutions to social and ecological challenges, and the will to enact
them.
In the midst of our global human,
economic and environmental crises, we have overlooked a profound means of cultivating
a sustainable, peaceful future: the choices and attitudes with which we bring
our children to life and shepherd them into adulthood. With compassion, good
humor and engaging examples, PARENTING FOR PEACE is an essential
guide for raising a generation of peacemakers. |
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Pay It Forward Kids: Small Acts, Big
Changes. Nancy Runstedler, $19.95 
Meet ordinary kids, who have done
extraordinary things. They have set out to Pay It Forward — with astonishing
results. These powerful stories demonstrate that you're never too young to make
a difference or to improve the life of another. Kindness can be done by
anyone... you just need to step up and start. |
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The Peace Book. Todd Parr, $10.49 (boardbook)
The Peace Book delivers positive and hopeful
messages of peace in an accessible, child-friendly format featuring Todd Parr's
trademark bold, bright colors and silly scenes. Perfect for the youngest
readers, this book delivers a timely and timeless message about the importance
of friendship, caring, and acceptance. |
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Peace, Love, Action! Everyday Acts of Goodness, From A
to Z. Tanya Zabinski, $25.95 (ages 8-12)
Peace, Love, Action! is an illustrated,
illuminated A-Z of everyday actions that directly make a peaceful, fun, and
vibrant world. With original artworks bringing each action to life, "make
friends," "go local," "cooperate," "forgive" — seemingly small deeds can really add up! Illustrated by Tanya Zabinski in her
characteristic earthy style, each action comes with an inspirational mini-bio
of a real hero who exemplifies that action, from Thich Nhat Hanh
("breathe") to Wangari Maathai ("plant"), and follows with
a set of "What You Can Do" prompts. With a foreword by singer-songwriter
and activist legend, Ani DiFranco. |
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PERIOD POWER: a Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement. Nadya Okamoto, $17.99
PERIOD founder and Harvard College student Nadya Okamoto
offers a manifesto on menstruation and why we can no longer silence those who
bleed — and how to engage in youth activism.
Throughout history, periods have been hidden from the
public. They’re taboo. They’re embarrassing. They’re gross. And due to a
crumbling or nonexistent national sex ed program, they are misunderstood.
Because of these stigmas, a status quo has been established to exclude people
who menstruate from the seat at the decision-making table, creating
discriminations like the tampon tax, medicines that favor male biology, and
more. Period Power aims to explain what menstruation is, shed light on
the stigmas and resulting biases, and create a strategy to end the silence and
prompt conversation about periods. |
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Play Like a Girl: How a Soccer School In Kenya's Slums
Started a Revolution. Ellie Roscher, $24.95
Growing up and living in Kibera, Kenya, Abdul Kassim was
well aware of the disproportionate number of challenges faced by women due to
the extreme gender inequalities that persist in the slums. After being raised
by his aunts, mother, and grandmother and having a daughter himself, he felt
that he needed to make a difference.
In 2002, Abdul started a soccer team for girls called
Girls Soccer in Kibera (GSK), with the hope of fostering a supportive community
and providing emotional and mental support for the young women in the town. The
soccer program was a success, but the looming dangers of slum life persisted,
and the young women continued to fall victim to the worst kinds of human
atrocities. In 2006, after much work, the Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (KGSA)
was established with their first class of 11 girls and 2 volunteer teachers.
Today, KGSA is composed of 20 full-time staff, provides a host of artistic and
athletic programs for more than 130 students annually, and continues to expand.
By providing academics inside and outside of the classroom along with artistic
and athletic opportunities, KGSA inspires the young women of Kibera to become
advocates for change within their own communities and for Kenya as a whole.
Play Like a Girl tells the KGSA story through
Abdul’s voice and vision and the stories of key staff and students. It is
written by Ellie Roscher who spent 2 summers doing research at KGSA. |
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Pocket Change: Pitching In for a Better World. Michelle
Mulder, $19.95 (ages 8-12)
Until a few hundred years ago, people were embarrassed to
buy bread in a store. Families took pride in making almost everything they
owned. These days, many people take pride in buying as much as possible! New
clothes, a speedier bicycle, the latest phone. If we've got money, someone can
sell us a product that will supposedly make our lives better. But each year,
humanity uses resources equivalent to nearly one and a half Earths, and we're
still not meeting everyone's needs. Around the world, people are questioning
consumerism, leaning toward more sustainable lifestyles and creating a whole
new concept of wealth. What if you could meet all your needs while getting to
know your neighbors and protecting the environment at the same time? Find out
how growing a tiny cabbage can fight poverty, how a few dollars can help ten
families start their own businesses, and how running errands for a neighbor can
help you learn to become a bike mechanic! |
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The Power Book: What Is It, Who Has It, and Why? Claire
Saunders, et al, $24.99 (ages 7-11)
What makes you the boss of me? What makes a king a king,
or a queen a queen? Why can some people vote for their leaders, but other
people can’t? Does having lots of money make you powerful? Why are there fewer
female scientists, leaders, and artists than men in history books?
These are things that kids wonder about. The Power
Book answers these and other questions in a relatable way for young people,
including thought-provoking discussions on challenging topics, like war,
bullying, racism, sexism, and homophobia. You will gain an understanding of
your place in your family, your school, and the world, and will discover ways
in which you can use your own power to shape the future. As you explore the
many aspects of power, thinking points pose questions that spark
self-reflection and quotes and stories from some of the greatest change-makers — such
as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks, Malala
Yousafzai, and Stephen Hawking — provide historical context and inspiration. Find
more opportunities for learning at the back with a glossary of terms and
suggestions for further reading.
Gain a greater understanding of how power works, then
learn how to harness it for good with The Power Book. |
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The Power of Half:
One Family’s Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back. Kevin Salwen & Hannah Salwen, $22.50
The Power of Half is the fascinating story of how one family set out to make small difference in the world and ended up transforming themselves. |
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Powered by Girl: a Field Guide for Supporting Youth
Activists. Lyn Mikel Brown, $21.00
Drawing from a diverse collection of interviews with
women and girl activists, Powered by Girl is both a journalistic
exploration of how girls have embraced activism and a guide for adults who want
to support their organizing. Here we learn about the intergenerational support
behind thirteen-year-old Julia Bluhm when she got Seventeen to go Photoshop
free; nineteen-year-old Celeste Montaño, who pressed Google to diversify their
Doodles; and sixteen-year-old Yas Necati, who campaigns for better sex education.
And we learn what experienced adult activists say about how to scaffold girls’
social-change work. Brown argues that adults shouldn’t encourage girls to “lean
in.” Rather, girls should be supported in creating their own
movements — disrupting the narrative, developing their own ideas — on their own
terms. |
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A Prayer for
World Peace. Jane Goodall, Feeroozeh Golmohammadi,
$17.99
Jane Goodall is a world-renowned
naturalist who brings her passion and her quest for understanding between all
the Earth’s creatures to the fore in this beautiful and affecting prayer for
world peace. She asks us all to rise above our dogmas, to bring a spirit of
generosity to the living world around us, to pray for justice and for those who
are suffering. Illustrated with rich and colorful artwork, this is prayer
that’s both personal and universal and one that will speak to people of all
ages from all backgrounds. |
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PRIDE: the Celebration and the Struggle, Revised
Edition. Robin Stevenson, $24.95 (ages 12+) 
Like the original version, this new edition of Pride:
The Celebration and the Struggle celebrates the LGBTQ+ community's
diversity and the incredible victories of the past 50 years—but it also has a
larger focus on activism, the need to keep fighting for equality and freedom
around the world and the important role that young people are playing.
The new edition has been updated and expanded to include
many new Proud Moments and Queer Facts as well as a profile of LGBTQ+ refugees
from Indonesia, a story about a Pride celebration in a refugee camp in Kenya
and profiles of young activists, including teens from a Gender and Sexuality
Alliance organizing Pride in Inuvik and a trans girl from Vancouver fighting
for inclusion and support in schools. There is also a section on being an ally,
a profile of a family with two gay dads (one of them trans) and much, much
more! |
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Race Cars: a Children's Book about White Privilege. Jenny Devenny, $23.95 (ages 4-7)
Race Cars is a children's book about white
privilege. It was created to serve as a springboard for parents and educators
to facilitate tough conversations with their kids about race, privilege and
oppression. The book follows two best friends, a white car and a black car who
enter a race together. But they each have very different experiences because
one car is black and the other is white — and different rules apply.
This simple story helps children and adults recognize
what white privilege looks like in real life, and how systemic racism makes the
oppressed person feel less valued or powerful than everyone else. Race Cars asks readers to notice how we often deny the benefits of being in a privileged
position. |
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The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to
Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in
Collective Healing. Anneliese Singh, $34.95
Healing from racism is a journey that often involves
reliving trauma and experiencing feelings of shame, guilt, and anxiety. This
journey can be a bumpy ride, and before we begin healing, we need to gain an
understanding of the role history plays in racial/ethnic myths and stereotypes.
In so many ways, to heal from racism, you must re-educate yourself and unlearn
the processes of racism. This book can help guide you.
The Racial Healing Handbook offers practical tools
to help you navigate daily and past experiences of racism, challenge
internalized negative messages and privileges, and handle feelings of stress
and shame. You’ll also learn to develop a profound racial consciousness and
conscientiousness, and heal from grief and trauma. Most importantly, you’ll
discover the building blocks to creating a community of healing in a world
still filled with racial microaggressions and discrimination.
This book is not just about ending racial harm — it is
about racial liberation. This journey is one that we must take together. It
promises the possibility of moving through this pain and grief to experience
the hope, resilience, and freedom that helps you not only self-actualize, but
also makes the world a better place. |
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Razia’s Ray of Hope: One Girl’s Dream
of an Education. Elizabeth Suneby, illustrated by
Suana Verelst, $19.95 (ages 8-12) 
Based on the true story of a girl in
Afghanistan who desperately wants an education and convinces the men in
her family to allow her to attend school, the story’s protagonist goes to
the Zabuli Education Center for girls outside of Kabul, started by
Razia Jan.
The book also includes information about
the real Razia Jan and the Zabuli Education Center, Dari words, a
lesson plan (“A Day in Razia’s Life"), and questions for discussion,
making it ideal for school, library, and personal use when discussing the
fundamental human right of education for all children. |
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Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Character: Choices That
Matter Around the World. Garth Sundem, $14.99
This inspiring book spans the globe again with true
accounts of ordinary kids showing extraordinary character. Thirty short
inspirational stories are divided into six character traits (courage,
creativity, kindness, persistence, resilience, and responsibility) and feature
kids facing adversity from bullying in an American middle school to surviving
persecution in the war-torn streets of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Readers will see how every choice they make is a chance to build character and
show the world who they really are. |
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Residential Schools: With Words and Images of
Survivors. Larry Loyie, with Wayne Spear & Constance Brissenden, $35.95 
This book explains the hidden history of the residential
school system. Award-winning author and former residential school student Larry
Loyie delves into how Canada, for over a century, removed more than 150,000
Aboriginal children from their families to attend these church-run residential
schools. It explains in a comprehensive, yet accessible, way the history of not
only First Nations people but also the Métis and Inuit peoples of Canada.
Residential Schools speaks with the voice of more
than 70 former students and family members. There are more than 125 images —
many from the personal collections of survivors, a map of Canada’s residential
schools, a “key dates” timeline, five myths associated with Residential School
and a glossary of terms. The book involved over 20 years of research, 200
interviews and took three years to write. “It is a historical narrative and
national history that needs to be told,” said author Larry Loyie. |
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Ruby, Head High: Ruby Bridges' First Day of School. Irêne
Cohen-Janca, illustrated by Marc Daniau, $26.50 (ages 7-10)
Inspired by an iconic Norman Rockwell painting and
translated from an original French text, this is a story about the day a little
girl held her head high and changed the world. |
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The Sad Little Fact. Jonah Winter, illustrated by
Pete Oswald, $23.99 (ages 4-7)
There once was a fact who could not lie.
But no one believed him.
When the Authorities lock the sad little fact away, along
with other facts, the world goes dark. But facts are stubborn things. With the
help of a few skillful fact finders, they make a daring escape and bring truth
back to brighten the world. Because after all, "a fact is a fact" and
that's that!
Truth be told, this spare, ingenious story reads like a
modern-day parable, reminding us of the importance of honesty and truth during
a time of lies and fake news. |
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Say Something! Peter Reynolds, $21.99 (ages 4-8)
The world needs your voice.
If you have a brilliant idea... say something!
If you see an injustice... say something!
In this empowering new picture book, renowned author
Peter H. Reynolds explores the many ways that a single voice can make a
difference. Each of us, each and every day, has the chance to say something:
with our actions, our words and our voices. Perfect for budding activists
everywhere, this timely story reminds readers of the undeniable importance and
power of their voice. There are so many ways to tell the world who you are... what you are thinking... and what you believe. And how you’ll make it
better. The time is now: SAY SOMETHING! |
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Secret Path. Gord Downie & Jeff Lemire, $26.99 
Secret Path is a ten song album by Gord Downie
with a graphic novel by illustrator Jeff Lemire that tells the story of Chanie
“Charlie” Wenjack, a twelve-year-old boy who died in flight from the Cecilia
Jeffrey Indian Residential School fifty years ago. Chanie, misnamed Charlie by
his teachers, was a young boy who died on October 22, 1966, walking the
railroad tracks, trying to escape from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential
School to return home. Chanie’s home was 400 miles away. He didn’t know that.
He didn’t know where it was, nor how to find it, but, like so many kids — more
than anyone will be able to imagine — he tried.
Chanie’s story is Canada’s story. We are not the country
we thought we were. History will be re-written. We are all accountable. Secret
Path acknowledges a dark part of Canada’s history — the long suppressed
mistreatment of Indigenous children and families by the residential school
system — with the hope of starting our country on a road to reconciliation.
Proceeds from Secret Path will be donated to The
Gord Downie Secret Path Fund for Truth and Reconciliation via The National
Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) at The University of Manitoba. |
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Sewing the Rainbow: the Story of Gilbert Baker and the
Rainbow Flag. Gayle Pitman, illustrated by Holly Clifton-Brown, $23.50
(ages 4-8)
Sewing the Rainbow is the powerful story of
Gilbert Baker and the creation of the rainbow flag. This book takes readers
from Gilbert’s childhood in a small town in Kansas where he didn’t fit in, to
his historic artistic career in San Francisco. Today the flag is everywhere,
even in the small town where Gilbert grew up! This book shows that when you see
a rainbow flag, you’ll know it’s okay to be your colorful self. Includes a
“Note to Parents and Caregivers” with more about Gilbert and the flag’s
history. |
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Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the
World. Susan Hood, $23.99
Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women — each paired with a noteworthy
female artist — to the next generation of activists, trail-blazers, and
rabble-rousers. From the award-winning author of Ada’s Violin, Susan
Hood, this is a poetic and visual celebration of persistent women throughout
history.
In this book, you will find Mary Anning, who was just
thirteen when she unearthed a prehistoric fossil. You’ll meet Ruby Bridges, the
brave six-year-old who helped end segregation in the South. And Maya Lin, who
at twenty-one won a competition to create a war memorial, and then had to
appear before Congress to defend her right to create.
And those are just a few of the young women included in
this book. Readers will also hear about Molly Williams, Annette Kellerman,
Nellie Bly, Pura Belprè, Frida Kahlo, Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne, Frances
Moore Lappè, Mae Jemison, Angela Zhang, and Malala Yousafzai — all whose stories
will enthrall and inspire. This book was written, illustrated, edited, and
designed by women and includes an author’s note, a timeline, and additional
resources. |
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Shannen and the Dream for a School. Janet Wilson, $14.95
This is the true story of Shannen
Koostachin and the people of Attawapiskat, a Cree community in Northern
Ontario, who have been fighting for a new school since 1979, when a fuel spill
contaminated their original school building.
It is 2008, and thirteen-year-old Shannen and the other students at J.R.
Nakogee Elementary are tired of attending class in portables that smell and don't
keep out the freezing cold winter air. They make a YouTube video describing the
poor conditions, and their plea for a decent school gains them attention and
support from community leaders and children across the country. Inspired, the
students decide to turn their grade-eight class trip into a visit to Ottawa, to
speak to the Canadian government. Once there, Shannen speaks passionately to
the politicians about the need to give Native children the opportunity to
succeed. The following summer, Shannen is nominated for the International
Children's Peace Prize. Her passion and that of the other students makes
politicians stand up and take notice, and becomes a rallying point for the
community and for the country.
Shannen will never see her dream fulfilled. Tragically, she was killed in a car
crash in 2010. Her family, friends, and supporters are continuing to fight and
to honor her memory as they work for equality for children in communities
everywhere.
Find out about the Shannen's
Dream Campaign. Read the Canadian
Geographic story on the children of Attawapiskat and their wait for a new
school, "Still Waiting in Attawapiskat". |
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Something Happened In Our Town: a Child's Story about
Racial Injustice. Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins & Ann Hazzard,
$24.50 (ages 4-8)
Something Happened in Our Town describes a
traumatic event — a police shooting — from the perspective of a White family and an
African American family. This story models productive conversations around
racial-ethnic socialization and social-emotional learning, and provides an
excellent platform for discussing social justice and race relations with
children. Includes a “Note to Parents and Caregivers” with conversation guides,
child-friendly vocabulary, and lists of related resources. |
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Still a Family. Brenda Reeves-Sturgis, illustrated
by Jo-Shim Lee, $22.95 (ages 4-8)
A little girl and her parents have lost their home and
must live in a homeless shelter. Even worse, due to a common shelter policy,
her dad must live in a men’s shelter, separated from her and her mom. Despite
these circumstances, the family still finds time to be together. They meet at
the park to play hide-and-seek, slide on slides, and pet puppies. While the
young girl wishes for better days when her family is together again under a
roof of their very own, she continues to remind herself that they’re still a
family even in times of separation. |
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Terrible Things: an Allegory of the Holocaust. Eve
Bunting, illustrated by Stephen Gammell, $14.95
The animals in the clearing were content until the
Terrible Things came, capturing all creatures with feathers. Little Rabbit
wondered what was wrong with feathers, but his fellow animals silenced him.
“Just mind your own business, Little Rabbit. We don’t want them to get mad at
us.”
A recommended text in Holocaust education programs, this
unique introduction to the Holocaust encourages young children to stand up for
what they think is right, without waiting for others to join them. |
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This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons On How to Wake
Up, Take Action, and Do the Work. Tiffany Jewell, illustrated by Aurélia
Durand, $19.99 (ages 11-15)
Gain a deeper understanding of your anti-racist self as
you progress through 20 chapters that spark introspection, reveal the origins
of racism that we are still experiencing, and give you the courage and power to
undo it. After examining the concepts of social identity, race, ethnicity, and
racism, learn about some of the ways people of different races have been
oppressed, from indigenous Americans and Australians being sent to boarding school
to be “civilized” to a generation of Caribbean immigrants once welcomed to the
UK being threatened with deportation by strict immigration laws.
This book is written for EVERYONE who lives in this
racialized society — including the young person who doesn’t know how to speak up
to the racist adults in their life, the kid who has lost themself at times
trying to fit into the dominant culture, the children who have been harmed
(physically and emotionally) because no one stood up for them or they couldn’t stand
up for themselves, and also for their families, teachers, and administrators.
With this book, be empowered to actively defy racism to create a community
(large and small) that truly honors everyone. |
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This Book Will Make You Kinder: an Empathy Handbook. Henry
James Garrett, $27.00 (ages 14++)
The kindness we owe one another goes far beyond the
everyday gestures of feeding someone else's parking meter — although it's
important not to downplay those small acts. Kindness can also mean much more.
In this timely, insightful guide, Henry James Garrett lays out the case for
developing a strong, courageous, moral kindness, one that will help you fight
cruelty and make the world a more empathetic place. So, how could a book
possibly make you kinder? It would need to answer two questions:
- Why are you kind at all? and,
- Why aren't you kinder?
In these pages, building on his academic studies in
metaethics and using his signature-sweet animal cartoons, Henry James Garrett
sets out to do just that, exploring the sources and the limitations of human empathy
and the many ways, big and small, that we can work toward being our best and
kindest selves for the people around us and the society we need to build. |
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This Child, Every Child: a Book about the World’s Children. David Smith, illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong, $19.95 (ages 8-12) 
Every second of every day, four more children are added to the world's population of over 2.2 billion children. Some of these 2.2 billion children will be cared for and have enough to eat and a place to call home. Many others will not be so fortunate. This Child, Every Child uses statistics and stories to draw kids into the world beyond their own borders and provide a window into the lives of their fellow children.
As young readers will discover, there are striking disparities in the way children live. Some children lack opportunities that others take for granted. What is it like to be a girl in Niger? How are some children forced into war? How do children around the world differ in their home and school lives? This Child, Every Child answers such questions and sets children's lives against the rights they are guaranteed under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Includes extensive resources and access to an online teaching guide. |
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The Time Has Come: Why Men Must Join the Gender
Equality Revolution. Michael Kaufman, $22.95
From founding the White Ribbon Campaign, the world’s
largest organized effort of men working to end violence against women, in the
early 1990s, to his appointment as the only male member of the G7 Gender
Equality Advisory Council, Michael Kaufman has been a major figure in promoting
social justice and women’s rights for decades. Now, in The Time Has Come,
he issues a stirring call for men to mobilize in the movement for gender
equality.
Weaving together sociological data, personal experiences,
and insights gleaned from decades of work with governments and NGOs around the
globe, Kaufman explores topics ranging from domestic violence to parental
leave, grappling with the ways in which a culture of toxic masculinity hurts
women and men (and their children). Informative and provocative, The Time
Has Come demonstrates how real gender equality creates advancements in both
the workplace and the global economy, and urges men to become dedicated allies
in dismantling the patriarchy. |
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The Token: Common Sense Ideas for Increasing Diversity
in Your Organization. Crystal Byrd Farmer, $14.99
Meet the new Black friend you never had.
As a Black organizer, community, business, and
organization leaders often ask: "How do I get diversity in my group?"
The thing is, the work is real, but it's a minefield out there. And even
progressive leaders can still, perhaps unknowingly, be racist and uphold
oppressive systems. In The Token, your new token Black friend, Crystal
Byrd Farmer, acts as the bridge between majority white organizations that are
dedicated to social justice and "diverse" people in community they
want to recruit, across identities of race, LGBTQ, education, socioeconomic
status, and disability.
With a blunt style that pulls no punches, Crystal tells
you how it is, calling you out on tokenism, while extending a hand to help your
organization make real transformative change toward diversity and inclusion.
Coverage includes:
- What marginalized people experience and what they need to feel
safe and comfortable in order to succeed
- Doing "The Work" — how to have deep conversations with
your membership about the reality of bias, privilege, and microaggressions
- Practical exercises and discussion questions
- How to choose appropriate meeting locations and establish ground
rules, when to bring in outside help, and how to recruit support within your
organization
- Strategies on how to talk to friends who are resistant to
progressive ideas
This no-nonsense, provocative, and accessible guide is
for all well-meaning people leading progressive organizations who acknowledge
the need for diversity but don't know where to start. |
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UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our
All-About-Me World. Michelle Borba, $34.00
Why is a lack of empathy — which goes hand-in-hand with the
self-absorption epidemic Dr. Michele Borba calls the Selfie Syndrome — so
dangerous? First, it hurts kids’ academic performance, and leads to bullying
behaviors. Also, it correlates with more cheating, and less resilience. And
once children grow up, a lack of empathy hampers their ability to collaborate,
innovate, and problem-solve — all must-have skills for the global economy. In UnSelfie, Dr. Borba pinpoints the forces causing the empathy crisis and shares a
revolutionary, researched-based, 9-step plan for reversing it.
The good news? Empathy is a trait that can be taught and
nurtured. Dr. Borba offers a framework for parenting that yields the results we
all want: successful, happy kids who also are kind, moral, courageous, and
resilient. UnSelfie is a blueprint for parents and educators who want to
kids shift their focus from I, me, and mine... to we, us, and ours. |
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V is for Vegan: the ABCs of Being
Kind. Ruby Roth, $14.95
Introducing three- to seven-year-olds to
the "ABCs" of a compassionate lifestyle, V IS FOR VEGAN is a
must-have for vegan and vegetarian parents, teachers, and activists! Acclaimed
author and artist Ruby Roth brings her characteristic insight and good humor to
a controversial and challenging subject, presenting the basics of animal rights
and the vegan diet in an easy-to-understand, teachable format. Through
memorable rhymes and charming illustrations, Roth introduces readers to the
major vegan food groups (grains, beans, seeds, nuts, vegetables, and fruits) as
well as broader concepts such as animal protection and the environment. Sure to
bring about laughter and learning, V IS FOR VEGAN will boost the confidence of
vegan kids about to enter school and help adults explain their ethical
worldview in a way that young children will understand. |
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Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged. Jody Nyasha Warner
& Richard Rudnicki, $9.95 
In Nova Scotia, in 1946, an usher in a movie theatre told
Viola Desmond to move from her main floor seat up to the balcony. She refused
to budge. Viola knew she was being asked to move because she was black. After
all, she was the only black person downstairs. All the other black people were
up in the balcony. In no time at all, the police arrived and took Viola to
jail. The next day she was charged and fined, but she vowed to continue her
struggle against such unfair rules. She refused to accept that being black
meant she couldn't sit where she wanted.
Viola's determination gave strength and inspiration to
her community at the time. She is an unsung hero of the North American struggle
against injustice and racial discrimination whose story deserves to be widely
known. |
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Walking Home. Eric Walters, $14.99 (novel)
13-year-old Muchoki and his younger sister, Jata, can
barely recognize what's become of their lives. Only weeks ago they lived in a
bustling Kenyan village, going to school, playing soccer with friends, and
helping at their parents' store. But sudden political violence has killed their
father and destroyed their home. Now, Muchoki, Jata, and their ailing mother
live in a tent in an overcrowded refugee camp. By day, they try to fend off
hunger and boredom. By night, their fears about the future are harder to keep
at bay. Driven by both hope and desperation, Muchoki and Jata set off on what
seems like an impossible journey: to walk hundreds of kilometers to find their
last remaining family. |
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Walking In the City
with Jane: a Story of Jane Jacobs. Susan Hughes, illustrated by Valérie Boivin, $19.99 
From the time she was a
young girl, Jane Jacobs' curious mind made her a keen observer of everything
around her. When she grew up, she moved to New York City, a place full of new
wonders for her to explore. It was there she realized that, just like in
nature, a city is an ecosystem. “It is made of different parts — sidewalks,
parks, stores, neighborhoods, City Hall... and people, of course. When they
all work together, the city is healthy.” So, when city planner Robert Moses
proposed creating highways through the city that would destroy neighborhoods
and much of what made New York great, Jane decided she couldn't let it happen.
She stood up to the officials and rallied her neighbors to stop the plans
— and even got arrested! Jane's bravery and ideas had a huge influence on
urban planning that is still being felt today.
In this lively and engaging
informational picture book, award-winning author Susan Hughes provides a
fictionalized story of the life of Jane Jacobs, one of the world's greatest
urban thinkers and activists. This book makes a terrific resource for studying
civic engagement, urban life, the history of New York and Toronto (where Jane
moved later in life), and the role of city planning. Jane's inspirational story
is also an excellent example for character education lessons on perseverance,
citizenship and initiative. Stylized illustrations by Valérie Boivin perfectly
evoke the story's time and place. End matter includes a brief biography of Jane
Jacobs. |
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War Brothers: the Graphic Novel. Sharon McKay & Daniel Lafrance, $18.95 
When fourteen-year-old Jacob is brutally
abducted and forced to become a child soldier, he struggles to hold on to his
sanity and the will to escape. Readers will never forget the experiences
of this young boy struggling to survive, unsure who to trust, afraid of
succumbing to madness, and above all, desperate to get to freedom. In the end,
Jacob engineers a daring escape.
This graphic novel is based on the acclaimed novel of the same title, winner of
a 2009 Arthur Ellis award. The author spent time in Uganda and based this story
on real-life accounts of the horrors inflicted on child soldiers and their
victims. Daniel Lafrance’s striking artwork and the poignant, powerful text
capture the very essence of life as a child soldier. |
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We
Are All Born Free: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in
Pictures. $22.95
This unique picture book is published
in association with Amnesty International to celebrate the 60th
anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Human Rights, with
introductions by David Tennant and John Boyne. Each of the thirty
articles has been illustrated by a major children’s artist. All
royalties from the sale of this book are donated to Amnesty International. |
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We Generation: Raising Socially Responsible Kids. Michael Ungar, $19.99 
Engaging and timely, this book is an invaluable resource for parents who want their children to become socially responsible and globally aware adults. |
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We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices. Edited by
Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson, $14.99 (ages 8-12)
What do we tell our children when the world seems bleak,
and prejudice and racism run rampant? With 96 lavishly designed pages of
original art and prose, fifty diverse creators lend voice to young activists.
Featuring poems, letters, personal essays, art, and other
works from such industry leaders as Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming),
Jason Reynolds (All American Boys), Kwame Alexander (The Crossover), Andrea
Pippins (I Love My Hair), Sharon Draper (Out of My Mind), Rita Williams-Garcia
(One Crazy Summer), Ellen Oh (cofounder of We Need Diverse Books), and artists
Ekua Holmes, Rafael Lopez, James Ransome, Javaka Steptoe, and more, this
anthology empowers the nation's youth to listen, learn, and build a better
tomorrow. |
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We Want
You to Know: Kids Talk About Bullying. Deborah Ellis, $14.95

Through her association with a community anti-bullying campaign launched in Haldimand, Norfolk, and neighboring communities in Southern Ontario, children’s author Deborah Ellis asked students from the ages of nine to nineteen to talk about their experiences with bullying. The results are thoughtful, candid, and often harrowing accounts of “business as usual” in and around today’s schools. The kids in this book raise questions about the way parents, teachers, and school administrators cope with bullies. They talk about which methods have helped and which ones, with the best of intentions, have failed to protect them. And some kids reveal how they have been able to overcome their fear and anger to become strong advocates for the rights of others.
This is a book for reading and sharing. Each interview is followed by questions that will encourage open discussion about the nature of bullying and the ways in which individuals and schools could deal more effectively with bullies and their victims. And additional comments from international students reveal how much kids the world over have in common in the way they experience and deal with bullies.
These kids have something to say. It’s time we listened. |
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What Does it Mean to be Global? Rana DiOrio, $25.95
In this whimsically-drawn and
thoughtfully told story, children learn what it means to be global by visiting
the pyramids, eating sushi, celebrating Kwanzaa, and learning how to say
“hello” in Swahili. The book is a conversation starter for parents and
educators to teach children about the goodness in exploring, appreciating, and
respecting other children’s traditions, religions, and values the world over. |
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What Does It Mean to Be Kind? Rana DiOrio,
illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch, $13.99
A girl in a red hat finds the courage to be kind to the new
student in class. Her kindness spreads, kind act by kind act, until her whole
community experiences the magical shift that happens when everyone understands — and
acts on — what it means to be kind. |
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What Makes Girls Sick and Tired. Lucile de
Pesloüan & Geneviève Darling, $13.95 (ages 12-18) 
A feminist manifesto in graphic novel form that denounces
the discrimination against and unfairness felt by women from childhood to
adulthood. Illustrated in a strikingly minimalist style with images of girls
with varied body types and personalities, invites teenagers to question the
sexism that surrounds us, in ways that are obvious and hidden, simple and
complex.
The book’s beginnings as a fanzine shine through in its
honesty and directness, confronting the inequalities faced by young women,
everyday. And it ends with a line of hope, that with solidarity, girls will
hurt less, as they hold each other up with support and encouragement. |
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What Matters. Alison Hughes & Holly Hatam,
$19.95 
What happens when one small boy picks up one small piece
of litter? He doesn't know it, but his tiny act has big consequences. From the
miniscule to the universal, What Matters sensitively explores nature's
connections and traces the ripple effects of one child’s good deed to show how
we can all make a big difference. |
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What Is a Refugee? Elise Gravel, $23.99 (ages 3-7) 
Who are refugees? Why are they called that word? Why do
they need to leave their country? Why are they sometimes not welcome in their
new country? In this relevant picture book for the youngest children,
author-illustrator Elise Gravel explores what it means to be a refugee in bold,
graphic illustrations and spare text. This is the perfect tool to introduce an
important and timely topic to children. |
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What is Terrorism? A Book to Help Parents, Teachers,
and Other Grown-ups Talk with Kids about Terror. Atle Dyregrov, Magne
Raundalen & William Yule, $16.95
Recent terrorist acts, and the media they have generated,
means that children are more exposed to hearing about terrorism than ever
before. Using simple language suited to children aged seven and up, this book
is designed for an adult to read along with a child to help ease their
misunderstanding and fear. The authors, child psychologists, tackle a broad
range of important but difficult questions, including: Why do some people and
groups use terrorism? What are adults doing to prevent societies being hurt by
terrorism? And what can we do when we feel worried and afraid? An honest and
helpful guide to talking about terrorism, this reassuring book helps adults
address children's questions and concerns. |
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What’s the Buzz? Keeping Bees in
Flight. Merrie-Ellen Wilcox, $19.95
Whether they live alone or together, in
a hive or in a hole in the ground, bees do some of the most important work on
the planet: pollinating plants. What’s the Buzz? celebrates the magic
of bees — from dancing honey bees to buzz-pollinating bumble bees — and encourages
readers to do their part to keep bees in flight. All over the world, bees are
struggling, but there are things that everyone can do to help save them, from
supporting local farmers to growing bee-friendly gardens. |
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When They Call You a Terrorist: a Story of Black Lives
Matter and the Power to Change the World. Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha
bandele, $25.99 (ages 12-18, YA Edition)
Patrisse Khan-Cullors' and asha bandele's instant New
York Times bestseller, When They Call You a Terrorist is now adapted for the YA
audience with photos and journal entries!
A movement that started with a hashtag — #BlackLivesMatter — on Twitter spread across the nation and then across the world.
From one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter
movement comes a poetic memoir and reflection on humanity. Necessary and
timely, Patrisse Khan-Cullors’ story asks us to remember that protest in the
interest of the most vulnerable comes from love. Leaders of the Black Lives
Matter movement have been called terrorists, a threat to America. But in truth,
they are loving women whose life experiences have led them to seek justice for
those victimized by the powerful. In this meaningful, empowering account of
survival, strength, and resilience, Cullors and asha bandele seek to change the
culture that declares innocent black life expendable. |
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When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and Del
Martin Built a Community. Gayle Pitman, illustrated by Christopher Lyles,
$22.95 (ages 4-8)
When You Look Out the Window tells the story of
Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, one of San Francisco's most well-known and
politically active lesbian couples. Describing the view from Phyllis and Del's
window, this book shows how one couple's activism transformed their community — and had ripple effects throughout the world.
Includes a Reading Guide that provides helpful historical
context, and a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Educators about the importance
of teaching LGBTQ history and culture to children. This is a unique way to
introduce children to untold stories in history while also being a clever
tribute to two notable women. |
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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the
Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race, Revised and Updated Edition. Beverly
Daniel Tatum, $24.99
The classic, bestselling book on the psychology of
racism — now fully revised and updated.
Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see
Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this
self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? Beverly Daniel
Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight
talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about enabling
communication across racial and ethnic divides. These topics have only become
more urgent as the national conversation about race is increasingly
acrimonious. This fully revised edition is essential reading for anyone seeking
to understand the dynamics of race in America. |
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Why Do We Fight? Conflict, War, and
Peace. Niki Walker, $16.95 (ages 10-14) 
Battles, protests, standoffs, strikes.
We hear about them all the time. On the surface, a battle and a protest don't
seem to have much in common, but they're really just two ways of handling a
dispute. One uses violence, the other uses signs and picket lines. But both
start as a disagreement between two groups of people. Both are conflicts. Since
it's impossible for people to agree on everything all the time, conflicts
naturally pop up every day, all over the world. Sometimes they turn into
full-blown wars, which can be a lot trickier to understand than the conflicts
that pop up in everyday life, but every conflict has some things in common.
Using real world examples, WHY DO
WE FIGHT teaches kids to recognize the structures, factors, and complex
histories that go into creating conflicts, whether personal or global — as well
as the similarities between both. They'll be given tools to seek out
information, enabling them to make informed opinions while learning to respect
that others may form different ones. From culture clashes and trade disputes to
disagreements about how to govern, WHY DO WE FIGHT insists that the
key to fulfilling humankind's wish for "world peace" lies in how we
choose to deal with conflict and provides a genuine cause for optimism in the
face of an at-times frightening world. |
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World Issues Series. Harriet Brundle, $26.99 each
(K-2)
Immigration. Harriet Brundle
- What does it mean to be an immigrant?
- Why do people move to a new home?
- How does it feel when they get there?
This informative title answers all the big questions on
immigration and helps children to understand this topical issue from a range of
perspectives. Modern images and accessible text make each page engaging for
young readers.
Racism. Harriet Brundle
- What is racism?
- How does racism happen?
- What can we do to stop racism?
This informative title answers all the big questions
about racism and helps children to understand this topical issue from a range
of perspectives. Modern images and accessible text make each page engaging for
young readers.
Refugees. Harriet Brundle
- Why do people become refugees?
- How does it feel to be a refugee?
- How do refugees travel to a new home?
This informative title answers all the big questions on
refugees and helps children to understand this topical issue from a range of
perspectives. Modern images and accessible text make each page engaging for
young readers. |
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The
World Needs Your Kid: How to Raise Children Who Care and Contribute. Craig Kielburger &
Marc Kielburger, with Shelley Page, $19.95 
Everything you need to know about raising kids, lending a hand
and changing the world. Inside this guide is a profound philosophy
that encourages children and their parents to become global
citizens. Drawing on life lessons and success stories, Marc
and Craig Kielburger demonstrate how small actions make a difference
in the life of a child and ultimately change the world. |
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You Can Change the World: Everyday Teen Heroes Making
a Difference Everywhere. Margaret Rooke, $25.95 (ages 13-18)
This inspirational book tells the stories of 50 real-life
teens who've dared to change the world around them. This unforgettable book
shows you how you can survive in a social media and celebrity obsessed world by
refusing to conform to other people's expectations. It shows how you can find
ways to achieve against the odds. And it features tips for actions you can take
to create genuine social impact, and change within yourself. |
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You Can't Celebrate That! Navigating the Deep Waters
of Social Justice Teaching. Nadia Jaboneta, Edited by Ann Pelo & Margie
Carter, $27.95 (Reimagining Our Work (ROW) Collection)
Find inspiration in this compelling story of an
educator's social justice journey as she partners with families to explore
racial identity, religious celebrations, and racism in response to a biased
comment by one child to another in her diverse preschool class. You Can't
Celebrate That! goes beyond anti-bias activities and reveals the critical
thinking and process that goes into social justice education. Jaboneta models
the self-work we all need to do as anti-bias educators — she is curious,
reflective and takes risks as she engages the families and her colleagues into
the dilemma.
You Can't Celebrate That! is part of the
Reimagining Our Work (ROW) collection. Use the ROW collection to discover how
early childhood educators in the field are reimagining their work and thinking
alongside children. |
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You Should Meet: Kids Who Are Changing the World. Sheila
Sweeny Higginson, illustrated by Alyssa Petersen, $6.99 (ages 6-8)
Have you ever wondered what you could do to change the
world? Find out how kids are helping the environment, inventing incredible
medical devices, aiding the homeless, designing apps so other kids won’t ever
have to eat alone in the cafeteria, and more! Learn all about what they’ve come
up with and how their ideas are changing lives in this story of four amazing
kids. Meet the inventive kids who are coming up with ways to save the world in
this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of
biographies about people you should meet!
A special section at the back of the book includes extras
such as biographies of famous young inventors and contemporary activists plus
interesting ideas for other ways that kids can change the world. With the You
Should Meet series, learning about amazing people has never been so much fun. |
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Young, Gifted and Black. Jamia Wilson, illustrated
by Andrea Pippins, $29.99
This book brings together 52 icons of colour from the
past and present and celebrates their inspirational achievements. Meet
figureheads, leaders and pioneers such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela
and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including
Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams. Strong, courageous, talented
and diverse, these extraordinary men and women's achievements will inspire a
new generation to chase their dream... whatever it may be. |
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The Zero Footprint Baby: How to Save
the Planet While Raising a Healthy Baby. Keya
Chatterjee, $24.95
In our culture, pregnancy, birth, and
childrearing are deeply connected to consumption and resource use. From the
baby shower to the minivan and the larger apartment or first house, the
baby-raising years are the most hyper-consumptive of our lives, and can set a
family on an unsustainable track for years to come. THE ZERO FOOTPRINT BABY shows
how to raise a child with little to no carbon footprint. This timely book
covers every issue new parents face, including pregnancy (what kind of birth
has the lowest impact?); what to feed your baby (breastfeed, formula, or
both?); childcare (who should take care of the baby, and how?); and of course,
diapering. Using a mix of personal anecdotes, summarized research, and clear
guidance on how to pursue the most sustainable baby-rearing options,
environmental expert and new mom Keya Chatterjee has authored the ultimate
resource for all new parents with green inclinations. |
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Booklist
Resources for Parents & Educators
All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward. Tanya
Talaga, $19.95
Can We Talk About Race and Other Conversations in an Era
of School Resegregation. Beverly Daniel Tatum, $19.00
Caring Hearts & Critical Minds: Literature, Inquiry,
and Social Responsibility. Steven Wolk, $34.95
The Complete Guide to Service Learning, Grades K-12.
Cathryn Berger Kaye, $57.99
Creating Room to Read: a Story of Hope in the Battle for
Global Literacy. John Wood, $22.00
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen
Suggestions. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, $16.00
Deep Diversity:
Overcoming Us vs. Them. Shakil
Choudhury, $22.95
Everyday Anti-Racism: Getting Real about Race in School.
Edited by Mica Pollock, $29.95
Extraordinary Evil: a Brief History of Genocide. Barbara
Coloroso, $22.00
The First 1,000 Days: a Crucial Time for Mothers and Children
— and the World. Roger Thurow, $23.95
The Gender Agenda: a First-Hand Account of How Girls and
Boys Are Treated Differently. Ros Ball & James Millar, $19.95
Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be at Home in the
World. Homa Sabet Tavangar, $19.95
Helping Kids Help: Organizing Successful Charitable
Projects. Renée Heiss, $25.99
Helping Teens Stop Violence, Build Community and Stand
for Social Justice. Allan Creighton & Paul Kivel, $28.50
It's Time
to Talk (and Listen): How to Have Constructive Conversations about Race, Class,
Sexuality, Ability & Gender In a Polarized World. Anastasia Kim & Alicia Del Prado,
$24.95
Just Because It's Not Wrong Doesn’t Make It Right:
Teaching Kids To Think and Act Ethically. Barbara Coloroso, $24.00
Living Me to We: the Guide for Socially Conscious
Canadians. Craig Kielburger & Marc Kielburger, $19.95
Owning Up Curriculum: Empowering Adolescents to Confront
Social Cruelty, Bullying, and Injustice. Rosalind Wiseman, $79.95 (Grades 6-12)
Parenting for Peace: Raising the Next Generation of
Peacemakers. Marcy Axness, $24.95
Play Like a Girl: How a Soccer School In Kenya's Slums
Started a Revolution. Ellie Roscher, $24.95
The Power of Half: One Family’s Decision to Stop Taking
and Start Giving Back. Kevin Salwen & Hannah Salwen, $22.50
Powered by Girl: a Field Guide for Supporting Youth
Activists. Lyn Mikel Brown, $21.00
Residential Schools: with Words and Images of Survivors.
Larry Loyie, with Wayne Spear & Constance Brissenden, $34.95
UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me
World. Michelle Borba, $34.00
We Generation: Raising Socially Responsible Kids. Michael
Ungar, $19.99
We Want You to Know: Kids Talk About Bullying. Deborah
Ellis, $14.95
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the
Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race, Revised and Updated Edition.
Beverly Daniel Tatum, $24.99
The World Needs Your Kid: How to Raise Children Who Care
and Contribute. Craig Kielburger & Marc Kielburger, with Shelley Page,
$19.95
You Can't Celebrate That! Navigating the Deep Waters
of Social Justice Teaching. Nadia Jaboneta, Edited by Ann Pelo & Margie
Carter, $27.95
The Zero Footprint Baby: How to Save the Planet While
Raising a Healthy Baby. Keya Chatterjee, $24.95
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Resources for Kids
& Teens
A is for Activist. Innosanto Nagara, $15.95 toddler
boardbook; $23.99 hardcover/school age
The Art of the Possible: an Everyday Guide to Politics.
Edward Keenan, $13.95
The Barefoot Book of Children. Tessa Strickland, Kate
DePalma & David Dean, $24.99
Be the Change, Make It Happen: Big and Small Ways Kids
Can Make a Difference. Bernadette Russell, $21.95
Be Kind: You Can Make the World a Happier Place! Naomi Shulman, $19.95 (ages 5+)
Because I Am a Girl I Can Change the World. Rosemary
McCarney, $16.95
Being Me: a Rosie the Red Book. Rosemary McCarney,
illustrated by Yvonne Cathcart, $15.95 (ages 4-8)
Big Dreamers: The Canadian Black History Activity Book
for Kids, Volume 1. Akilah Newton & Tami Gabay, $15.95
The Birdman. Troon Harrison, illustrated by
Francois Thisdale, $24.95 (ages 9-12)
A Black Woman Did That! 42 Boundary-Breaking,
Bar-Raising, World-Changing Women. Malaika Adero, illustrated by Chanté
Timothy, $14.99 (ages 10+)
Black Women Who Dared. Naomi Moyer, $18.95 (ages
9-13)
#BlackLivesMatter Freedom School Workbook 2017. Leroi Newbold & Janine Carrington, $20.00 (ages 6+)
The Breadwinner. Deborah Ellis, $9.95 (ages 10-14)
Breaking
the Ocean: a Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Reconciliation. Annahid Dashtgard, $22.95
Can We Help? Kids Volunteering to Help Their Communities.
George Ancona, $20.00
Can Your Conversations Change the World? Erinne
Paisley, $14.95 (12+)
Can Your Outfit Change the World? Erinne
Paisley, $14.95
Can Your Smartphone Change the World? Erinne Paisley,
$14.95
The Cardboard Shack Beneath the Bridge: Compassion Series
Book 1. Tim Huff, $9.95
Caste: the Origins of Our Discontents. Isabel
Wilkerson, $42.00
Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community. Born
This Way Foundation, $33.99 (ages 12-18)
Child Soldier. Michel Chikwanine & Jessica Dee
Humphreys, illustrated by Claudia Dávila, $18.95
Children in Our World Series:
Global Conflict. Louise Spilsbury & Hanane
Kai, $12.95 (ages 6-10)
Poverty and Hunger. Louise Spilsbury & Hanane
Kai, $12.50 (ages 6-10)
Racism and Intolerance. Louise Spilsbury &
Hanane Kai, $12.95 (ages 6-10)
Refugees and Migrants. Ceri Roberts & Hanane
Kai, $12.50 (ages 6-10)
Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die: the Complexities of
Assisted Dying. Nikki Tate, $19.95 (ages 12++)
Citizenship Series, by Cassie Mayer (Grades 1 – 2) $8.95
each
- Being a Leader
- Being Helpful
- Being Fair
- Following Rules
- Being Responsible
- Being Honest
Counting on Community. Innosanto Nagara, $15.95 toddler
boardbook
Creating Compassionate Kids: Essential Conversations
to Have with Young Children. Shauna Tominey, $33.95
Dolphin SOS. Roy Miki & Slavia Miki, illustrated by
Julie Flett, $17.95
Dreams of Freedom in Words and Pictures. Amnesty
International, $20.99
Eat This! How Fast-Food Marketing Gets You to Buy Junk
Food (and how to fight back). Andrea Curtis, $16.95
Ellington Was Not a Street. Ntozake Shange, illustrated
by Kadir Nelson, $25.99
Escape from Syria. Samya Kullab, Jackie Roche
& Mike Freiheit, $19.95 (graphic novel, ages 12++)
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Fearless Females: the Fight for Freedom, Equality, and
Sisterhood. Marta Breen, illustrated by Jenny Jordahl, $17.99 (graphic
novel, ages 14++)
Feminism from A to Z. Gayle Pitman, $21.50
FEMINISM is... Alexandra Black, Laura Buller,
Emily Hoyle & Megan Todd, $16.99 (ages 13+)
The Feminist Handbook: Practical Tools to Resist
Sexism and Dismantle the Patriarchy. Joanne Bagshaw, $28.95 (ages 14 and
up)
Fight to Learn: the Struggle to Go to School. Laura
Scandiffio, $16.95 (ages 10-14)
Follow Your Money: Who Gets It, Who Spends It, Where Does
It Go? Kevin Sylvester & Michael Hlinka, $14.95
Follow Your Stuff: Who Makes It, Where Does It Come
From, How Does It Get to You? Kevin Sylvester & Michael Hlinka, $14.95
(ages 10-14)
From Anger to Action: Powerful Mindfulness Tools to
Help Teens Harness Anger for Positive Change. Mitch Abblett, $24.95 (ages
13-19)
Gay & Lesbian History for Kids: the Century-Long
Struggle for LGBT Rights. Jerome Pohlen, $21.95
Giant Steps to Change the World. Spike Lee & Tonya
Lewis Lee, $24.99
A Girl Named Lovely: One Child's Miraculous Survival
and My Journey to the Heart of Haiti. Catherine Porter, $24.99
The Girl Who Rode a Shark & Other Stories of
Daring Women. Ailsa Ross, illustrated by Amy Blackwell, $26.00 (ages 8-12)
Girls Resist! A Guide to Activism, Leadership, and
Starting a Revolution. Kaelyn Rich, $16.99 (ages 14+)
The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to
Having Enough. Katie Smith Milway, illustrated by Sylvie Daigneault, $19.95
Grandad Mandela. Zazi, Ziwele & Zindzi
Mandela, illustrated by Sean Qualls, $23.99 (ages 4-7)
A Hen for Izzy Pippik. Aubrey Davis & Marie LaFrance,
$18.95 (ages 4-8)
HERSTORY: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World. Katherine
Halligan, illustrated by Sarah Walsh, $26.99 (ages 8++)
Hope Springs. Eric Walters, illustrated by Eugenie
Fernandes, $19.99
How Mamas Love Their Babies. Juniper Fitzgerald,
illustrated by Elise Peterson, $24.50
How to Make a Better World: for Every Kid Who Wants to
Make a Difference. Kelly Swift, $21.99 (ages 7-10)
I AM A FEMINIST: Reclaiming the F-Word in Turbulent
Times. Monique Polak, $19.95 (ages 12++)
I Am Malala, Young Readers Edition. Malala Yousafzai,
with Patricia McCormick, $23.50
I Came from the Water: One Haitian Boy’s Incredible Tale
of Survival. Vanita Oelschlager, $11.50
I Didn't Stand Up. Lucy Falcone, illustrated by
Jacqueline Hudon, $19.95 (ages 6-9)
I Dreamt... a Book about Hope. Gabriela Olmo, $18.95
I Have the Right to Be a Child. Alain Serres &
Aurélia Fronty, $18.95
I See You. Michael Genhart, illustrated by Joanne
Lew-Vriethoff, $22.50 (ages 4-8)
If the World Were a Village: a Book about the World’s
People, 2nd Edition. David Smith, illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong, $19.95
(ages 8-12)
If You Could Wear My Sneakers! A Book about Children's
Rights. Poems by Sheree Fitch, illustrated by Darcia Labrosse, $22.95
In a Cloud of Dust. Alma Fullerton, illustrated by Brian
Deines, $10.95
It Takes a Child. Craig Kielburger, $19.95
It Takes a Village. Hillary Rodham Clinton, $24.99
It's Hard Not to Stare: Compassion Series Book 2. Tim
Huff, $10.95
It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get
Going! Chelsea Clinton, $24.99
The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects: Over 500 Service
Ideas for Young People Who Want to Make a Difference, 2nd Edition. Barbara
Lewis, $21.99
Kids Who Are Changing the World. Sheila Sweeny
Higginson, illustrated by Alyssa Petersen, $6.99 (ages 6-8)
Lacey and the African Grandmothers. Sue Farrell Holler,
$14.95 (ages 10-14)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents: a Day in
the Life of Marlon Bundo. Marlon Bundo with Jill Twiss, and EG Keller,
$26.99 (ages 4-8)
The Law Is (Not) for Kids: a Legal Rights Guide for
Canadian Children and Teens. Ned Lecic & Marvin Zuker, $22.95
Lessons from a Street Kid. Craig Kielburger, illustrated
by Marisa Antonello & Victoria Laidley, $19.95
Letters To a Prisoner. Jacques Goldstyn, $18.95
Little Bits of Sky. S.E. Durrant, $24.95
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Look Where We Live! A First Book of Community Building.
Scot Ritchie, $16.95
The Lost Words. Robert Macfarlane & Jackie
Morris, $40.00 (all ages)
Making a Difference: Teaching Kindness, Character, and
Purpose. Cheri Meiners, $22.95
Malala: Activist for Girls' Education. Raphaële Frier,
illustrated by Aurélia Fronty, $21.99
Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden. Andrew Larsen
& Anne Villeneuve, $18.99 (ages 3-7)
MIGRANT. Maxine Trottier, illustrated by Isabelle
Arsenault, $18.95
My Body My Choice: the Fight for Abortion Rights.
Robin Stevenson, $19.95 (ages 12++)
My Name is Blessing. Eric Walters, illustrated by Eugenie
Fernandes, $19.99
My Story Starts Here: Voices of Young Offenders. Deborah
Ellis, $18.95 (ages 12 and up)
Nibi's Water Song. Sunshine Tenasco, illustrated
by Chief Lady Bird, $19.99 (ages 3-6)
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference. Greta
Thunberg, $9.99 (ages 10+)
Not My Idea: a Book about Whiteness. Anastasia
Higginbotham, $28.50 (ages 8-12)
On the News: Our First Talk about Tragedy. Jillian
Roberts, illustrated by Jane Heinrichs, $19.95 (ages 6-8)
On Our Street: Our First Talk about Poverty. Jillian
Roberts, Jaime Casap, illustrated by Jane Heinrichs, $19.95
On Our Way to Oyster Bay: Mother Jones and Her March for
Children's Rights. Monica Kulling, illustrated by Felicita Sala, $18.95
One Peace: True Stories of Young
Activists. Janet Wilson, $19.95 (ages 8-14)
One Well. Rochelle Strauss, illustrated by Rosemary
Woods, $19.95 (Grades 3 and up)
Our Future: How Kids Are Taking Action. Janet
Wilson, $18.95 (ages 8-12)
Our Heroes: How Kids are Making a Difference. Janet
Wilson, $18.95
Our House Is On Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call to Save
the Planet. Jeanette Winter, et al, $23.99 (ages 4-8)
Our Little Kitchen. Jillian Tamaki, $19.95 (ages 4-8)
Our New Home: Immigrant Children Speak. Edited
by Emily Hearn & Marywinn Milne, $13.95
Our Rights: How Kids are Changing the World. Janet
Wilson, $18.95
Pay It Forward Kids: Small Acts, Big Changes. Nancy Runstedler,
$19.95
The Peace Book. Todd Parr, $10.49 (boardbook)
Peace, Love, Action! Everyday Acts of Goodness, From A
to Z. Tanya Zabinski, $25.95 (ages 8-12)
PERIOD POWER: a Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement. Nadya Okamoto, $17.99
Pocket Change: Pitching In for a Better World. Michelle
Mulder, $19.95 (ages 8-12)
The Power Book: What Is It, Who Has It, and Why? Claire
Saunders, et al, $24.99 (ages 7-11)
A Prayer for World Peace. Jane Goodall, Feeroozeh
Golmohammadi, $17.99
PRIDE: the Celebration and the Struggle, Revised
Edition. Robin Stevenson, $24.95 (ages 12+)
Race Cars: a Children's Book about White Privilege. Jenny Devenny, $23.95 (ages 4-7)
The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to
Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in
Collective Healing. Anneliese Singh, $34.95
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Razia’s Ray of Hope: One Girl’s Dream of an Education.
Elizabeth Suneby, illustrated by Suana Verelst, $19.95 (ages 8-12)
Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Character: Choices That
Matter Around the World. Garth Sundem, $14.99
Ruby, Head High: Ruby Bridges' First Day of School. Irêne
Cohen-Janca, illustrated by Marc Daniau, $26.50 (ages 7-10)
The Sad Little Fact. Jonah Winter, illustrated by
Pete Oswald, $23.99 (ages 4-7)
Say Something! Peter Reynolds, $21.99 (ages 4-8)
Secret Path. Gord Downie & Jeff Lemire, $26.99
Sewing the Rainbow: the Story of Gilbert Baker and the
Rainbow Flag. Gayle Pitman, illustrated by Holly Clifton-Brown, $23.50
(ages 4-8)
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the
World. Susan Hood, $23.99
Shannen and the Dream for a School. Janet Wilson, $14.95
Something Happened In Our Town: a Child's Story about
Racial Injustice. Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins & Ann Hazzard,
$24.50 (ages 4-8)
Still a Family. Brenda Reeves-Sturgis, illustrated by
Jo-Shim Lee, $22.95 (ages 4-8)
Terrible Things: an Allegory of the Holocaust. Eve
Bunting, illustrated by Stephen Gammell, $14.95
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons On How to Wake
Up, Take Action, and Do the Work. Tiffany Jewell, illustrated by Aurélia
Durand, $19.99 (ages 11-15)
This Book Will Make You Kinder: an Empathy Handbook. Henry
James Garrett, $27.00 (ages 14++)
This Child, Every Child: a Book about the World’s
Children. David Smith, illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong, $19.95 (ages 8-12)
The Time Has Come: Why Men Must Join the Gender
Equality Revolution. Michael Kaufman, $22.95
The Token: Common Sense Ideas for Increasing Diversity
in Your Organization. Crystal Byrd Farmer, $14.99
V is for Vegan: the ABCs of Being Kind. Ruby Roth, $14.95
Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged. Jody Nyasha Warner
& Richard Rudnicki, $9.95
Walking Home. Eric Walters, $14.99 (novel)
Walking In the City
with Jane: a Story of Jane Jacobs. Susan Hughes, illustrated by Valérie Boivin, $19.99
War Brothers: the Graphic Novel. Sharon McKay &
Daniel Lafrance, $18.95
We Are All Born Free: the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights in Pictures. $22.95
We Generation: Raising Socially Responsible Kids. Michael Ungar, $19.99
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices. Edited by
Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson, $14.99 (ages 8-12)
What Does it Mean to be Global? Rana DiOrio, $25.95
What Does It Mean to Be Kind? Rana DiOrio, illustrated by
Stéphane Jorisch, $13.99
What Makes Girls Sick and Tired. Lucile de
Pesloüan & Geneviève Darling, $13.95 (ages 12-18)
What Matters. Alison Hughes & Holly Hatam, $19.95
What Is a Refugee? Elise Gravel, $23.99 (ages 3-7)
What is Terrorism? A Book to Help Parents, Teachers,
and Other Grown-ups Talk with Kids about Terror. Atle Dyregrov, Magne
Raundalen & William Yule, $16.95
What’s the Buzz? Keeping Bees in Flight. Merrie-Ellen
Wilcox, $19.95
When They Call You a Terrorist: a Story of Black Lives
Matter and the Power to Change the World. Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha
bandele, $25.99 (ages 12-18, YA Edition)
When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and Del
Martin Built a Community. Gayle Pitman, illustrated by Christopher Lyles,
$22.95 (ages 4-8)
Why Do We Fight? Conflict, War, and Peace. Niki Walker,
$16.95 (ages 10-14)
World Issues Series. Harriet Brundle, $26.99 each (K-2)
- Immigration
- Racism
- Refugees
You Can Change the World: Everyday Teen Heroes Making
a Difference Everywhere. Margaret Rooke, $25.95 (ages 13-18)
You Should Meet: Kids Who Are Changing the World. Sheila
Sweeny Higginson, illustrated by Alyssa Petersen, $6.99 (ages 6-8)
Young, Gifted and Black. Jamia Wilson, illustrated
by Andrea Pippins, $29.99
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