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Child Soldier - When Boys and Girls Are Used in War (Paperback)
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Child Soldier - When Boys and Girls Are Used in War (Paperback)
Series: CitizenKid
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List price R273
Loot Price R230
Discovery Miles 2 300
You Save R43 (16%)
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Michel Chikwanine was five years old when he was abducted from his
school-yard soccer game in the Democratic Republic of Congo and
forced to become a soldier for a brutal rebel militia. Against the
odds, Michel managed to escape and find his way back to his family,
but he was never the same again. After immigrating to Canada,
Michel was encouraged by a teacher to share what happened to him in
order to raise awareness about child soldiers around the world, and
this book is part of that effort. Told in the first person and
presented in a graphic novel format, the gripping story of Michel's
experience is moving and unsettling. But the humanity he exhibits
in the telling, along with Claudia Davila's illustrations, which
evoke rather than depict the violent elements of the story, makes
the book accessible for this age group and, ultimately, reassuring
and hopeful. The back matter contains further information, as well
as suggestions for ways children can help. This is a perfect
resource for engaging youngsters in social studies lessons on
global awareness and social justice issues, and would easily spark
classroom discussions about conflict, children's rights and even
bullying. Michel's actions took enormous courage, but he makes
clear that he was and still is an ordinary person, no different
from his readers. He believes everyone can do something to make the
world a better place, and so he shares what his father told him:
"If you ever think you are too small to make a difference, try
sleeping in a room with a mosquito."
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