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111 Trees - How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl by Rina Singh; Marianne Ferrer (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: CitizenKid Ser.
This is the story of Sundar Paliwal, from a small Indian village ruled by ancient customs. As he grows to be a man, Sundar suffers much heartbreak and decides it is time for change to come to his village. Sundar is determined to live in a place where girls are valued as much as boys and where the land i ...Show more
If the World Were a Village - Second Edition - A Book about the World's People by David J. Smith; Shelagh Armstrong (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: CitizenKid Ser.
The 2nd Edition of the best-selling book which has sold over 400 000 copies in 17 languages - updated with new content and insights about the world's people.First published to wide acclaim in 2002, this eye-opening book has since become a classic, promoting "world-mindedness" by imagining the world's po ...Show more
Lion on the Inside - How One Girl Changed Basketball by Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir; Judith Henderson; Katherine Ahmed (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books | Series: CitizenKid Ser.
A Muslim American girl at the top of her game makes a difficult choice in this powerful and beautifully told true story about breaking barriers. Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir was born to play basketball. At three, she has her own hoop. By seventeen, she's the star player on her school's varsity team. On the day o ...Show more
The Elephant Keeper : Caring for Orphaned Elephants in Zambia by Margriet Ruurs; Pedro Covo (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Books | Series: CitizenKid Ser.
Inspired by the true story of a teenage boy who saved an elephant calf and took it for care at the Lilayi Elephant Nursery in Zambia, Ruurs has created a moving story that powerfully demonstrates the plight of endangered animals everywhere. Full color.
The Global Ocean by Rochelle Strauss; Natasha Donovan (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: CitizenKid Ser.
The global ocean is in trouble. This beautiful and important book explores the issues --- and what we can do to help. Though we think of Earth's five oceans as separate and distinct, they are actually a linked system of circulating water that is one single ocean --- the global ocean. This comprehens ...Show more
The International Day of the Girl - Celebrating Girls Around the World by Jessica Dee Humphreys; Simone Shin (Illustrator); Rona Ambrose
Category: Education | Series: CitizenKid Ser.
This introduction to the International Day of the Girl and its worldwide significance encourages children to recognize their own potential to make change, providing both a perfect lesson in social justice and a celebration of girl power. The United Nations designated October 11th as the International Da ...Show more
Voice for the Spirit Bears: How One Bo.. by Carmen Oliver; Katy Dockrill (Illustrator)
Category: Education | Series: CitizenKid Ser.
As a child, Simon Jackson found navigating the world of the school playground difficult. He felt most at home in the woodlands, learning about and photographing wildlife. As a teenager, he became fascinated with spirit bears, a rare subspecies of black bear with creamy white fur. These elusive creatures ...Show more
Walking for Water - How One Boy Stood up for Gender Equality by Susan Hughes; Nicole Miles (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: CitizenKid Ser.
In this inspiring story of individual activism, a boy recognizes gender inequality when his sister must stop attending school --- and decides to do something about it.Victor is very close to his twin sister, Linesi. But now that they have turned eight years old, she no longer goes to school with him. In ...Show more
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