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Sundem, Garth.
Subjects
Children -- Biography -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Courage -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Creative ability -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Diligence -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Children -- Political activity -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Social action -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Altruism in children -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Biography -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
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Real kids, real stories, real change : courageous actions around the world / Garth Sundem ; foreword by Bethany Hamilton.
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Sundem, Garth.
Minneapolis, MN : Free Spirit Pub., c2010.
Subjects
Children -- Biography -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Courage -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Creative ability -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Diligence -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Children -- Political activity -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Social action -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Altruism in children -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Biography -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Electronic Resource
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1011/2009051966-d.html
Electronic Resource
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1011/2009051966-b.html
ISBN:
9781575423500 (pbk.)
1575423502 (pbk.)
Description:
ix, 165 p. : ill., col. maps ; 19 cm.
Contents:
1. Kids saving the environment. -- The Doggy Dung Disaster (Japan) -- The Longest Walk ( Mexico) -- Turtle Power (USA) -- Plastic Boags Sacked (India) -- Show Me the Water (Australia) -- Comic Book Hero (Japan) -- 2. Kids standing up for themselves. -- Top of the World (India) -- When Small Voices Unite (Colombia) -- Come Together (Kosovo) -- Get Up, Stand Up (USA) -- Living Proof (Canada) -- From Rug Maker to Rescuer (Pakistan) -- 3. Kids helping others. -- Hear That? (USA) -- Pop Art (Japan) -- Early Warning System (United Kingdom) -- Workers Unite! (China) -- Sow What You Reap (Ghana) -- Ryan's Wells (USA) -- 4. Kids overcoming challenges. -- Back on the Board (USA) -- A Wish to Breathe Free (Romania) -- The Matchless Girl of Matches (Bangladesh) -- Lemons to Lemonade (USA) -- New Land, New Life (Ethiopia) -- A Leg Up on the Competition (USA) -- 5. Kids using talents and creativity. -- See It to Believe It (India) -- Outta This World (USA) -- Sports Hero (Vietnam) -- Beyond His Years (USA) -- Young Master Yani (China) -- Snail Paint (USA).
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Summary:
Presents true stories of children who achieved important things, such as an eleven-year-old who saved many lives because she knew the warning signs of a tsunami and a thirteen-year-old who lost her left arm but decided to keep surfing.
Audience:
Reading level grade 5; Interest level ages 9-13.
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North Kohala Public Library
J -- Juvenile Nonfiction
920.0083 Su
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