Social Activists

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735228702Author Brad MeltzerFormat HardbackImprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

A perfect tool for young readers as they grow into the leaders of tomorrow, Veronica Chambers's inspiring collection of profiles-along with Senator Cory Booker's stirring foreword-will inspire readers of all ages to stand up for what's right.You may only...

"Someday girls like us will be able to wear whatever we want. People will call us by the names we choose. They'll respect that we are women. The cops will leave us alone and no one will go hungry."Sylvia and Marsha are closer than sisters. They are kind...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786032638Author Lisbeth KaiserPage Count 24Imprint Frances Lincoln Children's BooksPublisher Quarto Publishing PLCWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 155mm...

2021 Schneider Family Book Award Young Children's Honor Book (American Library Association)Experience the true story of lifelong activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in the Capitol Crawl in this inspiring autobiographical picture book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623543136Author Lindsay H. MetcalfFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.This is the story of an extraordinary man, who changed American...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823451135Author Barry WittensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Neal Porter BooksPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 279mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984851987Author Muzoon AlmellehanFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

A poignant picture book memoir from Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old Syrian girl from Aleppo whose messages to the world have turned her into a global symbol and advocate for refugee rights."I just want to live without fear." -Bana Alabed, Twitter,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789505948Author Claire PhilipFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcturus EditionsPublisher Arcturus EditionsWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 246mm *...

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both...

This stunning picture book biography of Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson is a receipient of the Coretta Scott King Honor award. In this lush, acclaimed book, award-winning author-illustrator Kadir Nelson tells the story of global icon and Nobel Peace...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534468771Author Valentina CameriniFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Aladdin PaperbacksPublisher Aladdin PaperbacksWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm)...

Inspiring, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of trailblazers including Kamala Harris, Greta Thunberg, Ai Weiwei, Benazir Bhutto, Elliot Page, and John Lewis, along with 10 other powerful figures. ...

An illustrated celebration of Gen Z activists fighting to make our world a better place.Gen Z is populated-and defined-by activists. They are bold and original thinkers and not afraid to stand up to authority and conventional wisdom. From the March for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681196763Author Jess RinkerFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLCPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641525657Author Tonya LeslieFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm...

Black lives matter. That message would be self-evident in a just world, but in this world and this America, all children need to hear it again and again, and not just to hear it but to feel and know it. This book affirms the message repeatedly, tenderly,...

A picture book biography celebrating the life and work of disability rights activist and icon Judith Heumann, highlighting one of her landmark achievements-leading the historic 504 Sit-in in 1977From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When...

This is the absolutely astonishing, fantastically feminist and, best of all, totally true story of one amazingly inspirational global icon!Meet the marvellous Michelle Obama: A+ student, passionate piano player, and a girl who's not afraid to dream big...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648766374Author Floyd StokesFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm *...

Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Children's Book Council - Children's & Teen Choice Book Awards 2021 and Cybils 2020.Book InformationISBN 9781623541316Author Lindsay H. MetcalfFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823408474Author David A. AdlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 125gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Meet 50 trailblazers who made the United States what it is today in this gorgeously illustrated biography book.With one trailblazer from every state, you'll discover how Rosa Parks from Alabama fought for civil rights, how Barack Obama from Hawaii proved...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941367643Author Louisa KampsFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Downtown BookworksPublisher Downtown Bookworks

Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime...

The fight for women's suffrage between women's rights leader Alice Paul and President Woodrow Wilson is creatively presented as a four-round boxing match in this energetic nonfiction picture book.When Woodrow Wilson was elected President, he didn't know...

From NYT bestselling author Tracey Baptiste comes a singular picture book that is both a biography about Claudette Colvin, the teen whose activism launched the Montgomery bus boycott, and a celebration of collective action.When fifteen-year-old Claudette...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711262539Author Maria Isabel Sanchez VegaraFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint White Lion PublishingPublisher Quarto Publishing PLCWeight(grams)...

The extraordinary story of the woman who made plastics recycling possible. Milly Zantow wanted to solve the problem of her town's full landfill and ended up creating a global recycling standard - the system of numbers you see inside the little triangle...

With his wire-rimmed glasses, homespun cloths, and walking stick, Mohandas Gandhi is an international symbol of nonviolence, freedom, simplicity, and peace. Tracing Gandhi's evolution from a shy boy in India to a courageous, world-traveling spiritual and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781491465530Author Jennifer RoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

A stirring look at nonviolent activism, from American suffragists to Civil Rights to the Climate Change Movement We Are Power brings to light the incredible individuals who have used nonviolent activism to change the world. The book explores...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805099768Author Jenny Sue Kostecki-ShawFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Henry Holt & CompanyPublisher Henry Holt & CompanyWeight(grams)...

Part of our NRDC publishing program, this book presents the true stories of 12 people from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico who have done great things for the environment. Heroes include a teenage girl who figured out how to remove an...

From the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., the inspiring minister and civil rights activist. Little Martin grew up in a family of preachers: his dad was a preacher, his uncle was a...

In this photographic picture book, the authors record and transcribe the words of displaced children, raising up their voices-who they are, where they came from, and the many different reasons that they had to leave their home countries.My parents told...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984814241Author Brad MeltzerPage Count 14Imprint Crown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 152mm *...