It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired and Get Going !

Zusatztext Praise for  It's Your World : "Clinton clearly paid attention to her parents' discussions at the dinner table! and she capably shares the lessons they imparted about the future impact of what we do in the present."-- Publishers Weekly  "[A] terrific resource for junior activists."-- Booklist  "This book is a resource for children and teens who also want to make a difference and may not know where to begin or may have an idea for ways they can make a difference."-- VOYA Informationen zum Autor Chelsea Clinton  is the author of the #1  New York Times  bestseller  She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World ;  She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History ;  She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game ;  Don't Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe ;  It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going! ;  Start Now!: You Can Make a Difference ; with Hillary Clinton,  Grandma's Gardens  and  Gutsy Women ; and, with Devi Sridhar,  Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why?  She is also the Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, where she works on many initiatives, including those that help empower the next generation of leaders. She lives in New York City with her husband, Marc, their children and their dog, Soren. You can follow Chelsea Clinton on Twitter @ChelseaClinton or on Facebook at facebook.com/chelseaclinton. Klappentext Get Informed! Get Inspired! Get Going! The New York Times bestselling book of empowerment for kids. Make a difference in your world! In a book that tackles the biggest challenges facing us today, Chelsea Clinton combines facts, charts, photographs and stories to give readers a deep understanding of the world around them-and how anyone can make a difference. With stories about children and teens who have made real changes big and small-in their families, their communities, in our country and across the world-this book will inspire readers of all ages to do their part to make our world a better place. In addition to informing and inspiring readers about topics including Poverty, Homelessness, Food Insecurity, Access to Education, Gender Equality, Epidemics, Non-Communicable Diseases, Climate Change, and Endangered Species, this book encourages everyone to get going! With suggestions and ideas for action, Chelsea Clinton shows readers that the world belongs to every single one of us, and every one of us counts. You can make a difference. You can make a change. It's your world. Praise for It's Your World: "Clinton clearly paid attention to her parents' discussions at the dinner table, and she capably shares the lessons they imparted about the future impact of what we do in the present."--Publishers Weekly "[A] terrific resource for junior activists."--Booklist "This book is a resource for children and teens who also want to make a difference and may not know where to begin or may have an idea for ways they can make a difference."--VOYA Courtesy of the UN, Map No. 4170 INTRODUCTION What’s the first thing you remember reading? The first thing I remember reading on my own was the local newspaper, the old-fashioned kind that left ink stains on my hands. I probably read Corduroy or a Curious George story first, out loud to my parents, but it’s the newspapers I pored over as I ate my morning Cheerios that mark the line in my mind between not-reading and reading. The newspaper is probably what I remember most because it’s what enabled me to be a part of my parents’ conversations about what was happening in our hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the broader world. Those conversations happened around the dinner table every night and intensely after church on Sunday over lunch. They happened on ...

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Praise for It's Your World:

"Clinton clearly paid attention to her parents' discussions at the dinner table, and she capably shares the lessons they imparted about the future impact of what we do in the present."--Publishers Weekly 

"[A] terrific resource for junior activists."--Booklist 

"This book is a resource for children and teens who also want to make a difference and may not know where to begin or may have an idea for ways they can make a difference."--VOYA

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Chelsea Clinton
• Verlag: Philomel Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: ab 10 Jahren
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.09.2015
• EAN: 9780399176128
• ISBN: 978-0-399-17612-8
• Seiten: 402
• Abmessung: 160 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Serie: Philomel Books
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Sachbücher / Sachbilderbücher > Geschichte, Politik; Politik s.a. Einzelstaat : Kindersachbücher