Janet Wilson (1) (1952–)
Autor de One Peace: True Stories of Young Activists
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Créditos de la imagen: janetwilson.ca
Obras de Janet Wilson
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1952
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- Canada
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Lugares de residencia
- Eden Mills, Ontario, Canada
- Educación
- Ontario College of Art
- Ocupaciones
- Artist
illustrator of children's books
speaker
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 7
- También por
- 24
- Miembros
- 197
- Popularidad
- #111,410
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 8
- ISBNs
- 83
- Idiomas
- 1
Some of the projects involved funding salaries for teachers for girls, working for a Children's Peace Forest, raising money for soccer equipment, uniforms, and fields, aiding the homeless, and collecting funds to stamp out hunger. The projects range from very simple (collecting socks for the homeless) to more complex (speaking to a village about discrimination and allowing lower castes in India to do things they were not allowed in the past). There are several quotes about changing the world from the subjects of the book as well as from famous individuals who made a difference in their own ways. In addition to the brief stories about these world-changers, there are even more thumbnail sketches throughout the book and at the end, showing other ways the next generation is taking action to make a difference while they are young.
This book would be a wonderful way to introduce a school or class community service project and teach students empathy as well as encourage them to feel empowered and able to make a change in their own small corner of the world. One of the things I love about this book was the mention of Sarah Lewis, student from one of the schools I taught at, and her project about Socks for the homeless.
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