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Father & Son's Social Justice Chapter Books for Children & Adults
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It's Test Day, Tiger Turcotte (Young Reader Fiction)It's Test Day, Tiger Turcotte (Young Reader Fiction) by Pansie Hart Flood
Buy used from: $13.11
A wonderful story that talks about how to affirm multiracial kids when confronted with the dreaded "fill in only one box" and "other" on standardized tests and in life when boxed in by either-or types and forms in a both-and world.
If the World Were a VillageIf the World Were a Village by David J. Smith
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Awesome book for all ages that helps to bring the scope of the world's inequality down to manageable terms as a ratio of 1 to 100 to see who gets to eat, be housed, have decent health care, living wages, and so forth.
Ryan and Jimmy: And the Well in Africa That Brought Them Together (CitizenKid)Ryan and Jimmy: And the Well in Africa That Brought Them Together (CitizenKid) by Herb Shoveller
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $9.24
My son learned not to judge a book by its cover with this one; a terrific true story of a young Canadian boy of European descent who advocated and fund-raised for clean drinking water and the building of a well in an African town where his penpal lived.
Change the World for Ten Bucks: small actions x lots of people = big changeChange the World for Ten Bucks: small actions x lots of people = big change by We Are What We Do
Buy new: $4.53 / Used from: $0.80
Thanks to Women & Children First, Chicago, for this find.
It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families (The Family Library)It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families (The Family Library) by Robie H. Harris
Buy new: $9.35 / Used from: $5.79
Excellent sex education book for children ages 7 and up. We used the first in the series for our son and now he's ready for the developmentally appropriate messages in this one. Done with accurate information and a cartoon format. Also available in Spanish.
One Well: The Story of Water on Earth (CitizenKid)One Well: The Story of Water on Earth (CitizenKid) by Rochelle Strauss
Buy new: $13.64 / Used from: $11.00
A terrific book with great illustrations to understand the limited resource of water and how to conserve it and notice who has more and who has less and implications for the future of planet Earth.
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving (I Am American)1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving (I Am American) by Catherine O'Neill Grace
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $0.01
A much better take on the experience of Indigenous residents of Turtle Island and their earliest encounters with Europeans than what most US folks learned in public schools in "his"story classes.
A Young People's History of the United States: Class Struggle to the War On Terror (Volume 2)A Young People's History of the United States: Class Struggle to the War On Terror (Volume 2) by Howard Zinn
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $7.18
The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the EarthThe New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth by Sophie Javna
Buy new: $10.39 / Used from: $2.88
Thanks to Women & Children First, Chicago, for this find.
Striking It Rich: Treasures from Gold MountainStriking It Rich: Treasures from Gold Mountain by Debbie Leung Yamada
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Indian ShoesIndian Shoes by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Buy new: $12.47 / Used from: $3.96
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay (The Tia Lola Stories)How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay (The Tia Lola Stories) by Julia Alvarez
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01
The Kid's Guide to Social Action: How to Solve the Social Problems You Choose-And Turn Creative Thinking into Positive ActionThe Kid's Guide to Social Action: How to Solve the Social Problems You Choose-And Turn Creative Thinking into Positive Action by Barbara A. Lewis
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $0.89
A Young People's History of the United States, Vol. 1: Columbus to the Spanish-American WarA Young People's History of the United States, Vol. 1: Columbus to the Spanish-American War by Howard Zinn
Buy new: $12.20 / Used from: $10.20
Irrepressible SpiritIrrepressible Spirit by Susan Kuklin
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A Kids Guide to GivingA Kids Guide to Giving by Freddi Zeiler
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.71
It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference: How They Do It - How You Can, Too!It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference: How They Do It - How You Can, Too! by Phillip M Hoose
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $4.48
Kids with Courage: True Stories About Young People Making a DifferenceKids with Courage: True Stories About Young People Making a Difference by Barbara A. Lewis
Buy new: $11.19 / Used from: $1.95
The Kid's Guide to Service Projects: Over 500 Service Ideas for Young People Who Want to Make a DifferenceThe Kid's Guide to Service Projects: Over 500 Service Ideas for Young People Who Want to Make a Difference by Barbara A. Lewis
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $8.79
The Teen Guide to Global Action: How to Connect with Others (Near & Far) to Create Social ChangeThe Teen Guide to Global Action: How to Connect with Others (Near & Far) to Create Social Change by Barbara A. Lewis
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $7.73
It's Your World--If You Don't Like It, Change It: Activism for TeenagersIt's Your World--If You Don't Like It, Change It: Activism for Teenagers by Mikki Halpin
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The Story of Colors / La Historia de los Colores: A Bilingual Folktale from the Jungles of Chiapas (English and Spanish Edition)The Story of Colors / La Historia de los Colores: A Bilingual Folktale from the Jungles of Chiapas (English and Spanish Edition) by Subcomandante Marcos
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $4.50
While not a chapter book, a powerful metaphor for indigenous persons and allies resisting the classism and racism of the colonizer around the globe.