On Our Way to Oyster Bay : Mother Jones and Her March for Children's Rights Hardback
by Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Felicita Sala
Part of the CitizenKid series
Hardback
Description
Though eight-year-old Aidan and his friend Gussie want to go to school, like many other children in 1903, they work twelve hours, six days a week, at a cotton mill in Pennsylvania instead. So when the millworkers decide to go on strike, the two friends join the picket line. Maybe now life will change for them. But when a famous labor reformer named Mother Jones comes to hear of the millworkers demands, she tells them they need to do more than just strike. ';Troubled by all she had seen, Mother Jones wanted to end child labor. But what could she do? Why, organize a childrens march and bring the message right to President Theodore Roosevelt at his summer home in Oyster Bay, of course!'
Written by Monica Kulling, with vibrant illustrations by Felicita Sala, this nonfiction picture book uses an entertaining story about fictitious characters to bring a real event in history to vivid life. The actual march raised awareness across North America and contributed to the passage of the first child labor laws. It offers an excellent model for how ordinary people, including children, can make a difference by standing up for whats right. For lesson planning, theres more about Mother Jones, the march and child labor laws at the end of the book. Theres also information about child labor today and concrete suggestions for getting involved and helping, making this book perfect for discussions about social justice, activism and citizenship.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:32 pages
- Publisher:Kids Can Press
- Publication Date:06/09/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781771383257
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:32 pages
- Publisher:Kids Can Press
- Publication Date:06/09/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781771383257
