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Given unlimited access to the life and work of a New York City cop, Arlene Schulmantakes us along on Steven Mayfield’s beat in what School Library Journal calls an"uplifting and accurate description of one man’s dedication to his career."

The rhythms of this police officer’s work are captured in vivid prose and intimate black- and-white photography as readers meet the residents of Officer Mayfield’s beat, thosewho welcome his protection and those who hate the sight of a cop. We see the TV-typemoments and also the patient listening, watchfulness, and paperwork that are theunglamorous sides of policing. Most clearly, however, we see a police officer’s essentialrole in the survival of a community. ... Read more

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Browsers and young students alike will enjoy these lively question and answer books with their unique mix of realistic illustration and engaging cartoons. The enticing questions will amaze, amuse and inspire, while the highly visual format encourages kids to keep reading. ... Read more

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This book is about Human Rights written, illustrated, and edited by Young People from all over the World. This ground-breaking title is a compliation of the Words of Children who express their Hopes and Fears About how we treat each other.This is a practical guidebook, including details of Organizations to join and ten tips for Human Rights action from Amnesty International. ... Read more

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A Peace Child International Project celebrating Human Rights
"Stand Up for Your Rights" is a book written by and for children around the world from over 60 countries, who describe in their own words and pictures the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 and sets forth the basic civil, economic, political, and social rights and freedoms of every person. This book divides the Declaration into two broad sections, the first dealing with legal and political issues, such as freedom and equality for all people, while the second relates to the daily quality of life of an individual. Within this context the book explores each of the 30 Articles, beginning with the language of the article made simple and then a mixture of historic and contemporary events with the words and drawings of the children and young people. It is the later that provides thought-provoking material, which should serve as an excellent starting point for class discussions. Certainly the topics touched upon within these pages will be easily relatable to what young students see on the nightly news. The book also includes the Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1989. Comparing the difference in the rights of children versus those of "humans" should also prove interesting, especially as a way of defining the difference between children and adults. There is also a list of organizations and efforts, such as Amnesty International and Defense for Children International, which gives children an opportunity to do something about this issues besides just reading about them.

Great Introduction to Human Rights
Stand Up for Your Rights is a great intoduction to humanrights. Children will appreciate the detailed and well chosen artwork and the short passages contributed by children from around the world. The passages come in the form of poems, letters, interviews, and narratives. These passages are short and easily accesible to both children and adults. While the book does attempt to give a balanced view of human rights, some ethnocentric and unbalanced reporting did come through. In several cases the authors failed to explain the reasons behind human right violations. In this respect, Stand Up for Your Rights is a good resource manual for teachers and parents to go over with children, who can supplement the book with discussion or other resources. At the end of the book is a listing of organizations and ways for children to get involved with human right causes. In all, this is a gook book about human rights and I believe children will appreaciate it as well.

Great Learning Tool for Children and Adults
Stand up for Your Rights is a fascinating and informative book. Written by youth from around the world, this book puts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into terms that everyone can understand. Photographs, drawings by children, first-person narratives and explanatory paragraphs make this a very readable and eye-catching book. As an ESOL teacher with young students from around the world, I find this book to be unparalleled in offering a view of life that doesn't always make it into the daily news or the movies. I highly recommend this book for anyone of any age who wants to learn more about our world and its people. ... Read more

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A bilingual picture book biography about a legendary Latino leader

Streets named César Chávez have begun to spring up in most major cities in the United States. His image and his cry "Uvas no!" have appeared on television news programs, bumper stickers, and in various other places in our popular consciousness. His struggle lives on as an inspiration for activists and non-violent protestors, and his supporters seek to educate people about his ideals and his non-violent protests.

Now, his life history becomes available to a younger generation in César Chávez: A Struggle for Justice / César Chávez: La lucha por la justicia. Richard Griswold del Castillo's text follows the pioneering organizer from his childhood on a small farm in Yuma, Arizona where Chávez first encountered discrimination through the family's experience as migrant workers during the Great Depression. The text goes on to trace the growth of these seed experiences through Chávez' later life: in the Navy in World War II, his discovery of Mahatma Ghandi and his teachings, organizing the poor to vote during his tenure with the Community Service Organization, the founding of the United Farm Workers, and the award of the Medal of Freedom given by President Bill Clinton in Chávez' name after his death. ... Read more

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We the People -- Student Text
This paperback textbook was created by the Center for Civic Education which was funded by the U.S. Department of Education by an act of Congress.The center was established in 1987 under the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.This book contains 29 lessons to instruct young people about the background and creation of the U.S. Constitution and to give them an understanding of the government that was created using the Constituion as a framework.The principles and ideals that caused the U.S. Constitution to be created and which should still exist today are also addressed.This large textbook contains interesting illustrations and a reference section which includes the biographies of the framers of the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. ... Read more