Download e-book for kindle: The Jane Addams Children's Book Award: Honoring Children's by Susan C. Griffith

By Susan C. Griffith

Jane Addams (1860–1935) used to be an encouraged activist who struck on the roots of social injustice via continual and considerate motion, advocating for reforms in sanitation, housing and paintings stipulations, and baby exertions. In 1915 Addams based the Women’s foreign League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), and in 1931 she turned the 1st American girl recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Eighteen years after Addams’s dying, participants of the WILPF created the Jane Addams Children’s e-book Award. offered every year, the award honors children’s books that invite readers to imagine deeply approximately peace, social justice, global neighborhood, and equality for all races and genders.

The Jane Addams Children’s publication Award: Honoring Children’s Literature for Peace and Social Justice on the grounds that 1953 is the 1st ebook to ascertain the award in addition to its winners and honor books. during this quantity, Susan C. Griffith experiences and synthesizes Addams’s principles and legacy, in order that her lifestyles and accomplishments can be utilized as a focus for exploring problems with social justice via children’s literature.

In addition to a historical past and evaluation of the award, this paintings comprises annotated bibliographies with thematically prepared winners and honor books bestowed in Addams’s identify. assisting literature learn in study rooms and integrating issues of mirrored image drawn from the activist’s lifestyles, The Jane Addams Children’s booklet Award is a useful source for educators, scholars, and librarians.

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