Amazing Activists Who Are Changing Our World: People Power series

By Author / Illustrator

Rebecca Schiller, Sophie Beer

Genre

Non Fiction

Age range(s)

Publisher

Walker Books Ltd

ISBN

9781406397024

Format

Hardback

Published

07-04-2022

Synopsis

Discover the stories of 20 amazing activists who are caring for our planet and its people.

Fascinating facts about each activist's life and times are accompanied by bright and accessible illustrations, making this book ideal for young children wanting to learn about incredible people who through their brave actions have changed the world for the better.

A practical activity to inspire activism is included alongside each eye-opening story to encourage children to stand up for what they believe in and discover their own activist powers. Positive, uplifting and packed full of information, this book will show children that no one is too small to make a difference.

Activists featured: Sonita Alizdeh; Rachel Carson; Favio Chavez; Mahatma Gandhi; Jane Goodall; Helen Keller; Martin Luther King Jr; Nelson Mandela; Wangari Maathai; Aditya Mukarji; Emmeline Pankhurst; Autumn Peltier; Boyan Slat; Gareth Thomas; Greta Thunberg; Harriet Tubman; William Wilberforce; Ai Weiwei Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah; Malala Yousafzai.

See also in the People Power series: Caring Conservationists; Inspiring Inventors

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