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Chambers, Veronica.
Subjects
Social reformers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Political activists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Revolutionaries -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Social change -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Chambers, Veronica.
Social reformers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Political activists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Revolutionaries -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Social change -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Resist
:
35
profiles
of
ordinary
people
who
rose
up
against
tyranny
and
injustice
/ Veronica Chambers ; illustrated by Paul Ryding.
by
Chambers, Veronica.
HarperCollins, c2018.
Call #:
303.4840922 C445r
Subjects
Social reformers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Political activists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Revolutionaries -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Social change -- History -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780062796257
0062796259
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
209 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Contents:
Joan of Arc -- Martin Luther -- Galileo Galilie -- Samuel Adams -- Frederick Douglass -- Sojourner Truth -- Susan B. Anthony -- Lozen the Apache warrior -- Sitting Bull -- Queen Liliuokalani -- Lucretia Mott -- Ida B. Wells -- Mohandas Ghandi -- Emiliano Zapata -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- Chiune Sugihara -- Hedy Lamarr -- Nelson Mandela -- Oskar Schindler -- The Dalai Lama -- Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Rachel Carson -- John Lewis -- Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X -- Miriam Makeba -- Harvey Milk -- Wangari Maathai -- Archbishop Óscar Romero -- Malala Yousafzai -- Janet Mock -- Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II -- Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi -- Anastasia Somoza -- The million women of the Women's March.
Summary:
Before they were activists, they were just like you and me. From Frederick Douglass to Malala Yousafzai, Joan of Arc to John Lewis, Susan B. Anthony to Janet Mock--these thirty-five
profiles
of remarkable figures show us what it means to take a stand and say no to
injustice
. This inspiring collection
profiles
men and women
who
resisted
tyranny
, fought the odds, and stood
up
to bullies that threatened to harm their communities. Along with their portraits and most memorable quotes, their stories will inspire you--every single day--to speak out and rise
up
.
Genre:
Biography, Juvenile.
Other authors:
Ryding, Paul.
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Status
Cole Harbour Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
303.4840922 C445r
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