Free the Children - A Young Man Fights Against Child Labor and Proves that Children Can

Informationen zum Autor Craig Keilburger has received the Roosevelt Freedom Medal (with Free the Children) and the State of the World Forum Award. He is Ambassador to the Children's Embassy in Sarajevo and was named a Global Leader of Tomorrow at the 1998 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He has also received Canada's Governor General's Award for Meritorious Service. Free the Children is Craig Keilburger's first book. He lives with his family in Canada. Kevin Major received the Vicky Metcalf Award for a body of work inspirational to youth. He lives in Newfoundland. Klappentext 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 human rights. Making headlines around the globe, Graig Keilburger and his organization, Free the Children, which he founded at the age of twelve, have brought unprecedented attention to the worldwide abuse of children's rights. Free the Children is a passionate and astounding story and a moving testament to the power that children and young adults have to change the world, as witnessed through the achievements of one remarkable young man. Zusammenfassung "Craig has become a Pied Piper, inspiring students in hundreds of schools across the United States and Canada to join his crusade."   —  New York Times 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 human rights. Making headlines around the globe, Graig Keilburger and his organization, Free the Children, which he founded at the age of twelve, have brought unprecedented attention to the worldwide abuse of children's rights. Free the Children is a passionate and astounding story and a moving testament to the power that children and young adults have to change the world, as witnessed through the achievements of one remarkable young man. ...

Product details

• Authors: Craig Kielburger, Kevin Major
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.11.1999
• EAN: 9780060930653
• ISBN: 978-0-06-093065-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Human rights, civil rights, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Music, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Human Rights, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Law & Crime, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Topics / Violence, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs