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Robin Kirk Righting Wrongs (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Righting Wrongs : 20 Human Rights Heroes Around the World
- Publication Name
- Righting Wrongs
- Title
- Righting Wrongs
- Subtitle
- 20 Human Rights Heroes Around the World
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9781641605595
- ISBN
- 9781641605595
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
- Genre
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- Biography & Autobiography / Political, Social Science / Politics & Government, Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists
- Release Date
- 14/06/2022
- Release Year
- 2022
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Item Weight
- 10.2 Oz
- Intended Audience
- Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Item Width
- 6in
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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Many young people aren't aware that determined individuals created the rights we now take for granted. The idea of human rights is relatively recent, coming out of a post-World War II effort to draw nations together and prevent or lessen suffering. Righting Wrongs introduces children to the true stories of 20 real people who invented and fought for these ideas. Without them, many of the rights we take for granted would not exist. These heroes have promoted women's, disabled, and civil rights; action on climate change; and the rights of refugees. These advocates are American, Sierra Leonean, Norwegian, and Argentinian. Eleven are women. Two identified as queer. Twelve are people of color. One campaigned for rights as a disabled person. Two identify as Indigenous. Two are Muslim and two are Hindu, and others range from atheist to devout Christian. There are two journalists, one general, three lawyers, one Episcopal priest, one torture victim, and one Holocaust survivor. Their stories of hope and hard work show how people working together can change the world for the better.
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1641605596
ISBN-13
9781641605595
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4057264958
Product Key Features
Book Title
Righting Wrongs : 20 Human Rights Heroes Around the World
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Political, Social Science / Politics & Government, Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists
Intended Audience
Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Jc571.K538 2022
Grade from
Second Grade
Grade to
Fifth Grade
Reviews
" Righting Wrongs by Robin Kirk comes to us as a gift in troubling times. Just when things seem hopeless it reminds us that individuals as different as a nurse, scientist, musician-poet, lawyer, teacher, or business owner can start a movement or organization that can make a difference in the world." --Charles P. Henry, Professor Emeritus at UC-Berkeley, "I love me some Robin Kirk. She's got the inside dope on how every single person in the world has the power to make a positive difference." --Dorothy Thomas, women's rights activist and founder of the Human Rights Watch Women's Rights Division, "In this remarkable book, Kirk paints compelling portraits of human rights figures from across the globe. Righting Wrongs is not only for the youth: from young adults to veteran human rights advocates, everyone can learn something from the stories that Kirk has thoughtfully put down within these pages. With this book, Kirk has done something brilliant: she has expertly broken down some of the most important and complex developments in human rights into simple, clear, easy-to-understand language, and she has assembled a pantheon of inspiring human rights heroes for the next generation to admire, emulate . . . and hopefully follow in their footsteps." - James Tager,research director at PEN America, "In this remarkable book, Kirk paints compelling portraits of human rights figures from across the globe. Righting Wrongs is not only for the youth: from young adults to veteran human rights advocates, everyone can learn something from the stories that Kirk has thoughtfully put down within these pages. With this book, Kirk has done something brilliant: she has expertly broken down some of the most important and complex developments in human rights into simple, clear, easy-to-understand language, and she has assembled a pantheon of inspiring human rights heroes for the next generation to admire, emulate . . . and hopefully follow in the footsteps of." - James Tager,research director at PEN America, "4.5 stars!!! I love the map at the beginning. It's cute and orients us. A powerful and engaging introduction. I love the style of storytelling throughout the book where it makes these real-life events seem so magical and storylike, while also sharing the gravity of the situation. I like the anecdotes and informational gray things (not sure what to call them) in the middle of chapters, but I wish they were like on the side of the page instead of in the middle and the regular text went around them- the formatting was a bit weird in those cases. The discussion questions were insightful and thought-provoking. even though I had no one to discuss the book with I still appreciated getting to consider them myself. Chapters have the perfect length. The only person I'd heard of was Pauli Murray and not in this detail, so it was wonderful to be introduced to so many awesome people from so many different groups. The resources at the end of the book were so cool! Overall, this was an awesome book and I know it'll be great for teens/young people to read as an introduction to social justice! I had a good time reading it, so I'll definitely be recommending it a lot." --Christina, Goodreads, "Righting Wrongs offers a fresh and engaging perspective on the human rights movement. Kirk shares the stories of 20 inspiring but often unlikely heroes, showing how individuals have been able to shape history and build a powerful movement for human rights. This book is a wonderful and unique contribution to our understanding of how people can challenge injustice and make change in the world." --Jo Becker, Children's Rights Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch and author of Campaigning for Children: Strategies for Advancing Children's Rights, "Righting Wrongs offers a fresh and engaging perspective on the human rights movement. Kirk shares the stories of 20 inspiring but often unlikely heroes, showing how individuals have been able to shape history and build a powerful movement for human rights. This book is a wonderful and unique contribution to our understanding of how people can challenge injustice and make change in the world." --Jo Becker, Children's Rights Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch and author of Campaigning for Children: Strategies for Advancing Children's Rights, " Righting Wrongs comes to us as a gift in troubling times. Just when things seem hopeless it reminds us that individuals as different as a nurse, a scientist, a musician-poet, a lawyer, a teacher, and a business owner can start a movement or organization that can make a difference in the world." --Charles P. Henry, Professor Emeritus at UC-Berkeley, " Righting Wrongs plunges readers into not only the achievements of a group of influential human rights advocates, but also the how and why they came to undertake such daunting and complex work. This book provides thorough context about the complicated and ever-changing environments in which human rights activism takes place, while also sparking curiosity. The study guides, glossary, and list of sites to visit invite readers to see the text as a jumping off point for their own engagement with human rights activism down the street and on the other side of the world." --Kyle Knight, senior researcher on health and LGBT rights, Human Rights Watch, "In Righting Wrongs, Robin Kirk offers a youth an opportunity to do what youth does best; look at problems, propose solutions and take action." --Catherine Coleman Flowers, environmental justice leader
Table of Content
Introduction The Man in White: Henri Dunant Europe's Conscience: Fridtjof Nansen The White Flame: Eglantyne Jebb The Towering Intellect: Peng Chun (P. C.) Chang Equality, Not Special Status: Hansi Mehta Masters of their Fate: Carlos Rómulo The Incurable Optimist: Ralph J. Bunche A Case for Humanity: Benjamin Ferencz Imp, Crusader, Dude: Pauli Murray Art as Protest: Víctor Jara* Determination, Patience, Insistence: Juan E. Méndez The Tightrope Walker: Shirin Ebadi Refusing to Be Silent: Judith Heumann Humans Are Animals Are Humans: Ingrid Newkirk Reclaiming the Meaning of Peace: Jody Williams The Long Road: S. James Anaya The Reporter: Anna Politkovskaya* The Accidental Environmentalist: Catherine Coleman Flowers Sacred Rivers: Berta Cáceres* The Tigress: FannyAnn Eddy* Acknowledgements Universal Declaration of Human Rights Sites to Visit Time Line Glossary Selected bibliography
Target Audience
Juvenile Audience
Lccn
2022-930176
Dewey Decimal
323.0922
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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