Elementary - Global Human Rights Issues
Sorted by Call Number / Author.
305.23/Williams, Karen Lynn. Beatrice's dream : a story of Kibera slum. London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2011.
Beatrice, a thirteen-year-old orphan, describes her life in the Kibera, Nairobi, one of the biggest slums in Africa, and tells how she is able to put her fears aside while she is at school.
323.3/Serres, Alain, 1956-. I have the right to be a child. Toronto ; : Groundwood Book, 2012.
A young narrator describes the rights of every child as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
341.4 EVE/Every human has rights : a photographic declaration for kids. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009.
Combines photographs with poetry to offer an overview of the thirty rights granted to all people by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
E SUN/Suneby, Elizabeth, 1958-. Razia's ray of hope : one girl's dream of an education. Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2013].
Razia, a girl in Afghanistan, wants to attend Razia Jan's girls' school the Zabuli Education Center for Girls, but first she must get her father and brother's permission.
363.6 LEV/Levete, Sarah. A tale of one well in Malawi. Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, 2010.
Who needs water? -- Water for life -- A long walk -- Dirty water -- No rain -- Thirsty animals -- The well -- A better life. Asale, a girl who lives in the African country of Malawi, discusses the difficulty of finding water in her part of the world, and the importance of water to people, plants, and animals.
B KAM/Kamkwamba, William, 1987-. The boy who harnessed the wind. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2012.
The author details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his Malawian village when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.
www.oxfam.org focuses on “mobilizing the power of people against poverty.” The website includes articles about poverty and human rights issues, blogs, and action projects.
305.23/Williams, Karen Lynn. Beatrice's dream : a story of Kibera slum. London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2011.
Beatrice, a thirteen-year-old orphan, describes her life in the Kibera, Nairobi, one of the biggest slums in Africa, and tells how she is able to put her fears aside while she is at school.
323.3/Serres, Alain, 1956-. I have the right to be a child. Toronto ; : Groundwood Book, 2012.
A young narrator describes the rights of every child as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
341.4 EVE/Every human has rights : a photographic declaration for kids. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009.
Combines photographs with poetry to offer an overview of the thirty rights granted to all people by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
E SUN/Suneby, Elizabeth, 1958-. Razia's ray of hope : one girl's dream of an education. Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2013].
Razia, a girl in Afghanistan, wants to attend Razia Jan's girls' school the Zabuli Education Center for Girls, but first she must get her father and brother's permission.
363.6 LEV/Levete, Sarah. A tale of one well in Malawi. Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, 2010.
Who needs water? -- Water for life -- A long walk -- Dirty water -- No rain -- Thirsty animals -- The well -- A better life. Asale, a girl who lives in the African country of Malawi, discusses the difficulty of finding water in her part of the world, and the importance of water to people, plants, and animals.
B KAM/Kamkwamba, William, 1987-. The boy who harnessed the wind. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2012.
The author details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his Malawian village when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.
www.oxfam.org focuses on “mobilizing the power of people against poverty.” The website includes articles about poverty and human rights issues, blogs, and action projects.