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As a child, Simon Jackson found navigating the world of the school
playground difficult. He felt most at home in the woodlands,
learning about and photographing wildlife. As a teenager, he became
fascinated with spirit bears, a rare subspecies of black bear with
creamy white fur. These elusive creatures were losing their habitat
to deforestation, and Simon knew he had to do something to protect
them. He decided he would become the voice for the spirit bears.
But first, he would have to find his own. Carmen Oliver's inspiring
true story is based on the early life of Simon Jackson, who founded
the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition. On his remarkable journey to
protect the spirit bears, he met Dr. Jane Goodall and eventually
hiked the Great Bear Rainforest --- the home of these elusive
animals. Katy Dockrill's captivating art adds depth and beauty to
the story. Photos and additional details about Simon Jackson's life
and about spirit bears are included in the end matter. Part of the
CitizenKid collection, this book demonstrates how one child can be
a voice for change. Simon's story is an excellent example of growth
mindset at work, highlighting personal growth and overcoming
obstacles through activism. This book can also be used to lead
discussions about character education as it relates to courage,
resilience and perseverance. In addition, it has strong science
curriculum links to the environment, animal habitats and the
effects of clear-cutting.
On August 18, 1920, women in the United States secured their right
to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the
Constitution. Their fight for suffrage took decades of campaigning
and marching, protesting and picketing, speeches and imprisonments.
Millions of women across the country gave their all to achieve
victory. From Lucretia Mott, who stoked the first flames of the
suffrage movement in the 1800s, to Alice Paul, the militant
twentieth-century suffragist who helped clinch ratification, Women
Win the Vote! maps the road to the Nineteenth Amendment through the
lives of nineteen of these fierce and courageous women who paved
the way. With vivid profiles of iconic figures like Sojourner Truth
and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as well as those who may be less
well-known, like Mary Ann Shadd Cary and Adelina Otero-Warren, this
vibrant collection celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of the
Nineteenth Amendment and the daring individuals who upended
tradition to empower future generations of women.
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City of Water (Hardcover)
Andrea Curtis; Illustrated by Katy Dockrill
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R397
Discovery Miles 3 970
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The second book in the ThinkCities series explores water as a
precious, finite resource, tracing its journey from source, through
the city, and back again. Living in cities where water flows
effortlessly from our taps and fountains, it's easy to take it for
granted. City of Water, the second book in the ThinkCities series,
shines a light on the water system that is vital for our health and
well-being. The narrative traces the journey of water from the
forests, mountains, lakes, rivers and wetlands that form the
watershed, through pipes and treatment facilities, into our taps,
fire hydrants and toilets, then out through storm and sewer systems
toward wastewater treatment plants and back into the watershed.
Along the way we discover that some of the earliest cities with
water systems date back to the Indus Valley in 2500 BC; that in
1920 only 1 percent of the US population had indoor plumbing; that
if groundwater is used up too quickly, the land can actually sink;
and more. The text is sprinkled with fun and surprising facts -
some water fountains in Paris offer sparkling water, and scientists
are working to extract microscopic particles of precious metals
found in sewage. Readers are encouraged to think about water as a
finite resource, and to take action to prevent our cities and
watersheds from becoming more polluted. More than 2 billion people
in the world are without access to safe, fresh water at home. As
the world's population grows, along with pollution and climate
change, access to clean water is becoming an urgent issue. Includes
practical steps that kids can take to help conserve water. The
ThinkCities series is inspired by the urgency for new approaches to
city life as a result of climate change, population growth and
increased density. It highlights the challenges and risks cities
face, but also offers hope for building resilience, sustainability
and quality of life as young people advocate for themselves and
their communities. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in
English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 Describe the
relationship between a series of historical events, scientific
ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text,
using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
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