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(0)Heather Camlot
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This book for middle-grade readers gives 15 real-life examples of people and communities from all over the world that established secret schools or learning circles because of their thirst for knowledge and to ensure their basic rights.
"SECRET SCHOOLS is about the power of education and how far some have had to go to offer it and to access it. This highly readable and inspiring book introduces middle-grade readers to 15 real-life examples of people...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When a Jewish army captain is falsely accused of treason and sent to prison, a writer uses his pen to fight for justice. In 1895 a prisoner watches the ocean through the bars of his cell. Accused of betraying France, Captain Alfred Dreyfus is exiled to a prison on Devil's Island, far from his wife and children. It's a horrible fate -- but what if he's innocent? Seven thousand miles away, the famous writer Emile Zola wonders: Is Alfred a traitor to...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"What if the impossible was actually possible? What if we turned our dreams into action? What if your imagination could help solve real-world crises, like war, famine, and human rights violations? Through a series of seemingly whimsical questions, this middle-grade nonfiction book introduces readers to people and organizations that are subverting violence, war and totalitarian power. What if soldiers refused to carry weapons? What if fighter pilots...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The year has just begun. But even in January, with the snow still falling, a little girl is already imagining the great big vegetable garden of her dreams. Month by month, this little gardener describes all the different stages of her garden, and the hard work and careful planning that must go into it before she can reap the juicy rewards. In January, she dreams about the day that the first shoots will push through the surface of the soil. In February,...