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Biographies and Learning About Activism
Focus on Anti-Bias Goals 3 & 4
Children need books that show and name unfairness and taking action to make things better. This includes learning to be kind, thoughtful and empathetic. And it also means being able to name what is happening that is unfair, and then doing something about it.
It’s also important for young children to hear stories about real people who have stood for justice, have acted to protect the environment, and have bravely stood up for themselves. Here are a few of our favorite books.
To find more books like these, use the book search page. Look under Special Topics – “Activism” and under Peace Education Strands – “Creative Conflict Resolution”.
Activism in Children’s Story Books
We March
Shane W. Evans, Roaring Brook Press 2012
Ages 2 - 6
We’re listing this first because we think every ECE program should have it on their shelves! With simple words and soft, gentle pictures, we follow a
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Willa by Heart
Ebook170 pages1 hour
By Coleen Murtagh Paratore
3.5/5
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About this ebook
It's almost summer on Cape Cod, where Willa Havisham and Joey Kennelly are finally enjoying their status as the most compatible couple at Bramble Academy. When the community theater advertises auditions for Our Town, Willa and Joey seem fated to play the romantic leads. But when Marielle, the dazzling new girl, offers up some dramatic competition, Willa turns greener than the lawn at her parents' inn.
With two inn weddings the same weekend in June, Willa, who is now the official assistant wedding planner, has enough to do just helping Chef Rosie bake the wedding cakes of the century, and keeping sixteen beauty pageant bridesmaids in check. When a dance with a Southern gentleman sends her spinning under the stars, there's no telling what is destined for Willa and Joey.
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Coleen Murtagh Paratore
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