Amazing Activists Who Are Changing Our World: People Power series

Hardback

Main Details

Title Amazing Activists Who Are Changing Our World: People Power series
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rebecca Schiller
Illustrated by Sophie Beer
SeriesPeople Power
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:48
Dimensions(mm): Height 238,Width 276
ISBN/Barcode 9781406397024
ClassificationsDewey:920.02
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publication Date 7 April 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Discover the stories of 20 amazing activists who are caring for our planet and its people. Fascinating facts about each activist's life and times are accompanied by bright and accessible illustrations, making this book ideal for young children wanting to learn about incredible people who through their brave actions have changed the world for the better. A practical activity to inspire activism is included alongside each eye-opening story to encourage children to stand up for what they believe in and discover their own activist powers. Positive, uplifting and packed full of information, this book will show children that no one is too small to make a difference. Activists featured: Sonita Alizdeh; Rachel Carson; Favio Chavez; Mahatma Gandhi; Jane Goodall; Helen Keller; Martin Luther King Jr; Nelson Mandela; Wangari Maathai; Aditya Mukarji; Emmeline Pankhurst; Autumn Peltier; Boyan Slat; Gareth Thomas; Greta Thunberg; Harriet Tubman; William Wilberforce; Ai Weiwei Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah; Malala Yousafzai

Author Biography

Rebecca Schiller is an author, journalist and activist. She is co-founder and trustee of the human rights charity Birthrights, a regular contributor to the Guardian and works two acres in the English countryside to encourage wildlife and grow food for her family. People Power: Amazing Activists is her first book for children. Sophie Beer is an award-winning illustrator/author living in Brisbane, Australia. She completed a dual degree in Law and Creative Industries with distinction at Queensland University of Technology but now works primarily in children's and editorial illustration. Revelling in colour, shape and texture, she lives by one simple rule: art should never be boring. When she's not illustrating and writing, she thinks a lot about plants, animals, music, books, and equality. Winner of the 2016 SCBWI Penguin/Random House Portfolio award.

Reviews

Featured in The Bookseller's April 2022 Previews. * The Bookseller * With a range of positive and uplifting role models, this book provides a lot of ideas and points of discussion on important topics. * Armadillo * Listed in Pen&Inc, highlighting the best in diverse children's books, June 2022 * Pen & Inc * Amazing Activists provides plenty of opportunity for both positive discussion and practical actions around a range of topical issues that threaten our planet and the lives of ordinary people. It's a book to inspire innovative ideas and to encourage children to come up with their own suggestions for ways of improving the world we live in. * Read For Good * Featured in Pen & Inc Autumn/Winter 2022 listings, highlighting the best in diversity and inclusion in children's books. * Pen & Inc *