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Yes you can change the world! It may not be easy or quick, but someone has to try. All change begins with awareness.
| By Craig Kielburger And Kevin Major - $15.95 - add to cart | |
Here is the dramatic and moving story of one child's transformation from a normal, middle-class kid from the suburbs to an activist, fighting against child labor on the world stage of international...
| By Haroon Siddiqui - $12.95 - add to cart | |
In the wake of 9/11, "Islam-bashing" bears all the symptoms of racism as it holds up the relatively few fanatics as representative of all 1.3 billion Muslims. That's the argument of award-winning ...
| By Eric Schlosser - $11.99 - add to cart | |
*Starred Review* Gr. 6-9. Including passages from Schlosser's best-selling adult book Fast Food Nation (2001) and other writings, the authors dish up a somewhat-less-stomach-churning look at the f...
| By Shelley Tanaka - $11.00 - add to cart | |
Part of a series that discusses hot-button issues in a compact format, this Groundwork Guide presents background on Earth's climate and about how, primarily through humankind's carelessness, global...
| By James Laxer - $11.00 - add to cart | |
In Empire, James Laxer demonstrates that we live in a new imperial age. The United States now presides over the most far-flung imperial system ever established. This reality has consequences for ...
| By Michael Norton - $19.95 - add to cart | |
You want to change the world? Of course you do. But where do you begin? This book is the perfect answer for anyone who has ever asked "How can I make a difference?". The Everyday Activist shows...
| By Jane Springer - $11.00 - add to cart | |
This disturbing history of mass ethnic killings across the world examines the why, when, where, and how genocide takes place--that's a lot for one small book. But in a lucid, informal text, Springe...
| By Al Gore - $20.00 - add to cart | |
Starred Review. Grade 5–8—This young readers' version of the recent documentary film's companion adult volume cuts the page count by about a third but preserves the original's cogent message and ma...
| By Shari Graydon - $16.95 - add to cart | |
2004 Information Book of the Year WinnerAdvertising is pervasive. A typical North American child views a staggering 40,000 ads every year on TV alone! With such a vast number of commercials out the...
| By Clive Gifford - $12.95 - add to cart | |
Racism asks fundamental questions about this blight affecting millions of people around the world. What is racism? When and why did it start? What does it feel like to be a victim of racism? How c...
| By Ed Butts - $16.99 - add to cart | |
Everyone’s life is touched at some time by disaster. But some disasters loom so large they are international events. The stories of those who live through such devastating events such as earthquake...
| By Tim Flannery - $15.99 - add to cart | |
We are, indeed, the weather makers. The climate connects us all, from the Arctic to the Australian Outback. And our climate is influenced by how we choose to live-how we use our fuels, our water ...
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