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Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xvii, 196 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"Retirement does not mean retirement from life. It can be a time of fulfillment, activism, and contribution. The men and women profiled in this book are focused outward, repairing problems and contributing to others through their communities, their connections, and the world around them"--
3) Speak up
Author
Formats
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text encourage the reader to speak up about everything from their own name being mispronounced to someone bring a weapon to school. Includes author's note about real people who have found their voices, when to speak up, and how to express oneself without speaking. oneself without speaking.
4) Unstoppable
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
When a bird and a crab team up to combine the advantages of flight and claws, it gives them an idea: why not expand the team to include other animals who have a special trait--and soon they all set out to rescue their lake from development, because unitedtogether they are unstoppable.
5) It's our world, too!: young people who are making a difference : how they do it--how YOU can, too!
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
x, 166 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.
Description
A collection of essays about children who have made notable achievements, arranged in the categories "Taking a Stand," "Reaching Out to Others," "Healing the Earth," and "Creating a Safer Future," accompanied by a handbook for young activists.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
350 pages ; 22 cm
Description
After Ofelia, Aster, Cat, and Lane fail to persuade a local girls club to change an outdated tradition, they form an alternative group that shakes up their sleepy Florida town. Includes tips for beginning birders, characteristics of crystals, a cookie recipe, tips for aspiring journalists, directions for creating badges, and facts about the killing of birds for fashion.
Author
Series
Simon B. Rhymin' volume 2
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
233 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
When Simon B. Rhymin' and his crew notice inequality in their school and neighborhood, they use rhymes to help bring their community together.--
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"As a young girl leads a cast of characters on a musical journey, they learn that they have the power to make changes--big or small--in the world, in their communities, and in most importantly, in themselves"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Documents some of the nonviolent protests that have taken place to keep water, air, food, plants, and other parts of the planet safe and clean for future generations. From early conservation efforts to the peaceful protests against the Dakota Pipeline, people have been advocating for the environment for centuries. Find out what protesters are up against, and which plans of action have been most effective.--
12) The revolution generation: how millennials can save America and the world (before it's too late)
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xxv, 261 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
13) Maybe you might
Author
Formats
Description
"A young girl makes a choice to plant a seed by a long dead riverbed. Little does she know that from this single, small act, a vibrant ecosystem will grow ... This inspiring poem -- bursting with hope for a greener would -- is a love letter to our ailing planet. It shows us that even when the future appears most bleak, each one of us can make a difference. A positive and optimistic story full of hope that it is not too late to mitigate climate change...
Author
Series
Critter club volume 17
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Unless Amy and her friends in the Critter Club can come up with an alternative plan, new stores are going to be built on the town's park, endangering the lives of the plants and animals living there.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
266 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"Eleven-year-old Fern helps to take care of her impoverished family by foraging for food in the forest, but when a fracking company rolls into town, she realizes that her peaceful woods and her family's livelihood could be threatened"--
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Series
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Description
One of the most pressing issues of the last few years has been the rise of activism and other efforts that aim to combat discrimination and racial inequality. This book provides an overview of the problem as well as a starting point for young readers mitigating the effects of racial intolerance on their own lives and will enable them to deal with the often overwhelming stress of being an ethnic minority, whatever their background. With an approach...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Harlem teenager Nala is looking forward to a summer of movies and ice cream until she falls in love with the very woke Tye and pretends to be a social activist.
Nala Robertson reluctantly agrees to attend an open mic night for her cousin-sister-friend Imani's birthday. Tye Brown, the MC is perfect, except-- he is an activist and is spending the summer putting on events for the community when Nala would rather watch movies and try out the new seasonal...
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