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Book: Kids on the March
Author: Michael Young
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: Activists and every young reader
Genre: Non- Fiction
Publication Date: March 23, 2021
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 304
Recommended Age: 10+ (slight violence mentioned, racism, sexism)
Synopsis: From the March on Washington to March for Our Lives to Black Lives Matter, the powerful stories of kid-led protest in America.
Kids have always been activists. They have even launched movements. Long before they could vote, kids have spoken up, walked out, gone on strike, and marched for racial justice, climate protection, gun control, world peace, and more.
Kids on the March tells the stories of these protests, from the March of the Mill Children, who walked out of factories in 1903 for a shorter work week, to 1951’s Strike for a Better School, which helped build the case for Brown v. Board of Education, to the twenty-first century’s most iconic movements, including March for Our Lives, the Climate Strike, and the recent Black Lives Matter protests reshaping our nation.
Powerfully told and inspiring, Kids on the March shows how standing up, speaking out, and marching for what you believe in can advance the causes of justice, and that no one is too small or too young to make a difference.
Review: I really like this book and it's premise. I think that in today's world we should be teaching our children about speaking up for what they believe in and getting them involved in activism and politics early on. the issues that we debate in Congress are issues that will affect them when they are older, so why don't they have a voice? I also think that children, as cliche as it is, are the future and they need to be heard first and foremost. I also like the books commentary on racism and sexism and things that we have improved on and things that we still need to improve on. The book shows our progress, but also reminds us that we still have so far to go.
Verdict: Highly recommend!
Book: Kids on the March
Author: Michael Young
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: Activists and every young reader
Genre: Non- Fiction
Publication Date: March 23, 2021
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 304
Recommended Age: 10+ (slight violence mentioned, racism, sexism)
Synopsis: From the March on Washington to March for Our Lives to Black Lives Matter, the powerful stories of kid-led protest in America.
Kids have always been activists. They have even launched movements. Long before they could vote, kids have spoken up, walked out, gone on strike, and marched for racial justice, climate protection, gun control, world peace, and more.
Kids on the March tells the stories of these protests, from the March of the Mill Children, who walked out of factories in 1903 for a shorter work week, to 1951’s Strike for a Better School, which helped build the case for Brown v. Board of Education, to the twenty-first century’s most iconic movements, including March for Our Lives, the Climate Strike, and the recent Black Lives Matter protests reshaping our nation.
Powerfully told and inspiring, Kids on the March shows how standing up, speaking out, and marching for what you believe in can advance the causes of justice, and that no one is too small or too young to make a difference.
Review: I really like this book and it's premise. I think that in today's world we should be teaching our children about speaking up for what they believe in and getting them involved in activism and politics early on. the issues that we debate in Congress are issues that will affect them when they are older, so why don't they have a voice? I also think that children, as cliche as it is, are the future and they need to be heard first and foremost. I also like the books commentary on racism and sexism and things that we have improved on and things that we still need to improve on. The book shows our progress, but also reminds us that we still have so far to go.
Verdict: Highly recommend!