Social Action Day
Social
Action Day of 2001
| Tentative Calendar | Schedule
for the Day
Literature Suggestions
for First Multi-Aged Study Group Meeting
Social Action Day of 2002
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| Literature
Suggestions for First Multi-Aged Study Group Meeting |
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African American History, Issues and Concerns
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow by Frank
B. Latham - the Negros long struggle to win the equal
protection of the laws
Ida B. Wells - Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
by Dennis Brindell and Judith Bloom Fradin - Ida carried out a campaign
against the practice of lynching. By the time she died in 1931 lynching
in the US had disappeared almost entirely, largely due to her efforts.
A
Picture Book of Sojourner Truth by David Adler - Sojourner traveled
and preached about the evils of slavery, religious issues and the rights
of women.
Oh, Freedom! by Casey King and Linda Barrett Osborne-
31 interviews conducted by children with family members, friends, and
civil rights activists; also three historical essays
The National Civil Rights Museum Celebrates Everyday
People by Alice Faye Duncan
A Picture book of Rosa Parks by David Adler
If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King by
Ellen Levine
Dear Mrs. Parks - A Dialogue with Todays Youth
by Rosa Parks and Gregory Reed - collection of letters between Rosa
Parks and children over the last 40 years
The Case for Reparations - Why, How Much, When from Ebony, August,
2000
Richard Wright and the Library Lady
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco - a Civil War
story passed from great-grandfather to grandmother, to son, and finally
to the author herself
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles - As
the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school, six-year-old
Ruby Bridges finds herself in the center of a storm of hatred and prejudice.
The Environment
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Come Back, Salmon by Molly Cone - How a group of dedicated kids adopted
Pigeon Creek and brought it back to life
Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg - Walter is a litterbug who
thinks sorting trash is a big waste of time until he has a dream about
the future.
Talking About Our Environment by Malcolm Penny
- suggestions of things kids can do
River by Debby Atwell - traces the history of a river
The Paper Bag Prince by Colin Thompson - an old
man lives in a landfill which used to be his farm
Taking Care of the Earth - Kids in Action by Laurence
Pringle -stories about what kids have done
Michael Bird-Boy by Tomie dePaola - Michael bird-Boy gets concerned
when his beautiful country is spoiled by a big black cloud of pollution
50 Simple things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth by the Earthworks
Group
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold - There
are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot. These
essays are the delights and dilemmas of one who cannot.
Kids with Courage - True Stories about Young People
Making a Difference by Barbara Lewis -
Protecting Endangered Species by Usborne - several copies of this picture
book
Tammy Turtle - A Tale of Saving Sea Turtles by
Suzanne Tate
Aani and the Tree Huggers by Jeannine Atkins -
based on an event that took place in northern India in the 70s
Earth Education by Steve van Matre - Earth education
aims to help people improve upon their cognitive and affective relationship
with the earths natural communities and life support systems
Keepers of the Animals by Michael Caduto and Joseph
Bruchac - helps children understand their interdependence with all
living beings and life forms, to respect the learning stories and lifeways
of our Native people, and to confront their own significance in the
circle of life
Acting for Nature - What Young People Around the World Have Done to
Protect the Environment by Sneed B. Collard III and Action for Nature
The View from the Oak by Judith and Herbert Kohl -
explores the strange but marvelous ways in which a variety of living
creatures experience space, sense time, and communicate with others
of their kind
Ethical Strategies for Social Action
Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic
Radicals by Saul Alinsky - Reviewer: Alinsky accomplished
much for many downtrodden people. This book explains his methods. Some
of his methods are controversial. His analysis of how the have-nots
can get power is must reading for anyone who would buck the status quo.
Pearl Moscowitzs Last Stand by Arthur A. Levine
- The very last tree on the block is facing the bulldozer, and Pearl
has had enough.
Kids at Work by Russell Freedman - The last chapter
tells how Lewis Hine made a difference in child labor laws through the
use of his photography.
The Peace Seekers - the Nobel Peace Prize by Nathan
Aaseng - Chapter 5 is about Andrei Sakharov who used press conferences
to spread the word about the lack of human rights in the Soviet Union
during the 70s.
Mother Jones and the March of the Mill Children by
Penny Colman - Mary Jones led a twenty-day protest march against
child labor in the mines to see the president of the US.
Tinker v Des Moines - Student Protest by Leah Farish
- students wore armbands to school to protest the Vietnam war
Dorothea Lange - Life through the Camera by Milton
Meltzer - She traveled across the country documenting the struggles
of the hungry and the homeless of the Great Depression.
Restless Spirit - The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange
by Elizabeth Partridge - She captured some of the most desperate
and beautiful faces America has seen.
Kids with Courage - True Stories about Young People
Making a Difference by Barbara Lewis -
The Christmas Menorahs - How a Town Fought Hate by Janice Cohn - a community
resolves to stand together against bigotry, based on real events that
happened in Billings in 1993
Poverty
Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting - father and son live in the airport
Article - How the Poor Are Ripped Off
What You Can Do To Help the Homeless - The National Alliance To End
Homelessness
The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor - Mountain Girl knows
that her family isnt rich. In fact, thats why she has called
a family meeting around the homemade table. The subject is money, and
she thinks they dont have enough of it.
Voices in the Park by Anthony Brown
Just Juice by Karen Hesse
Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora
The Circuit by Francisco Jimeniz
Run for Your Life by Marilyn Levy
Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Legal Issues
A Kids Guide to Americas Bill of Rights by Kathleen
Krull
Curfews, Censorship, and the 100-pound giant
Shiver, Gobble and Snore by Marie Winn - A Story About Why People
Need Laws
The Berenstain Bears and the Dress Code by Stan and Jan Berenstain
You Cant Eat Peanuts In Church and Other
Little-Known Laws by Barbara Seuling - introduction that suggests
origin of some of the laws and then page after page of little-known
laws
Other
Human Rights by Susan Dudley Gold - includes the
United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Kids Guide to Service Projects by Barbara
Lewis