Make Your Mark, Make a Difference A Kid's Guide to Standing Up for People, Animals, and the Planet

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2024-02-13
Publisher(s): Aladdin/Beyond Words
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Summary

Take the first steps into activism with this comprehensive middle grade guide that empowers readers to choose and become knowledgeable in a cause they are most passionate to reform, and to create meaningful change through learning what’s already been accomplished—and what can still be done.

Getting involved can be an overwhelming prospect, but this guide provides readers with tools to become informed and effective activists with an accessible approach offering hope and perspective.

From Black Lives Matter and light pollution to climate change and healthcare equity for all, the book leads readers through an overview of issues, an essential human rights background, and stories of how other young activists tackle local, national, and international problems. Readers will discover a multitude of ways to build change and learn that every contribution matters.

Author Biography

Joan Marie Galat is an internationally award-winning author of more than twenty-five books, including The Story of Malala YousafzaiDark Matters: Nature’s Reaction to Light PollutionToo Much Trash: How Litter is Hurting Animals, and Solve This!: Wacky Challenges for the Genius Engineer in You. She is known for presenting complex information to young readers in approachable and engaging ways. A professional speechwriter, former radio host, and frequent presenter, Joan has traveled across Canada and from Australia to South Korea to deliver literacy-building presentations based on her books. She lives near Edmonton, Canada. 

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