Pub Date: April 19, 2014
Lexile Code: 0760
Features: Glossary, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 09 to 13
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 7.90" L x 6.40" W ( 0.75 lbs) 184 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Science and Nature | Environmental Conservation and Protection | Biography and Autobiography | Social Activists | Social Science | Politics and Government
Series: Kids' Power Book
Description: Severn Cullis-Suzuki's speech at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio caught the attention of the world. She and her friends raised money to travel to Rio, never imagining the effect they would have there. Severn's story is about the power of children, and how their voices can stand out above the politics and cynicism of adults.
Brief description: Janet Wilson is an author and fine artist. Her book Shannen and the Dream for a School, won the First Nation Communities Read and was nominated for the Silver Birch Award, and is soon to be a TV movie. Her picture book, Our Earth: How kids are saving the planet, was the winner of the Science in Society Book Award. Janet lives in Eden Mills, Ontario, a community with a strong environmental focus.
Review Quotes: [Severn and the Day She Silenced the World] communicates a vital message: not only that kids can accomplish a great deal when they work together, but that it's important for kids to be passionate about the Earth and social justice for the sake of their own futures.-- "Resource Links"