It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference - How They Do It, and How You Can, Too!

by Phillip Hoose

Book Overview

It's Our World, Too is the invaluable companion to the award-winning We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History. The book gives young readers the tools to bring about change. Many young people are seeking out ways to become constructively engaged in their world. This book couldn't be more timely.

"Two books in one: first, fourteen fascinating accounts of children working for human rights, the needy, the environment,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374336229
• ISBN13: 9780374336226
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Square Fish
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Phenomenally inspiring! Simply Superb!

I read this book in a single sitting. It was so well written and full of moving tales of children who have struggled against sometimes insurmountable odds to make the world a better place that I couldn't tear myself away from it. If you're looking for inspiring examples of children who have made a huge difference in our communities, indeed the world, this book is a must read. In fact, it should be required reading for every child, every parent, every teacher, every scout leader, and every minister in the country! It's that inspiring. It also contains a wealth of good information on how children can become effective leaders!

Inspiring and Practical

This book is a great resource for young activists. It opens up with inspiring stories of children who made a difference in their communities and the world and closes with a detailed instructional guide that tells you how to become an activist yourself. Although this book is written for kids ages 9-12, everyone can get something out of it. The second part of the book, a handbook for young activists, can be very useful to adults and teens as well as the intended audience. There are detailed suggestions on how to organize, plan and get the word out about your cause. This is a great book for girl scout leaders and classroom teachers who deal with young girls with big ideas. I highly recommend it for all kids and their mentors!

Recommended for anyone with a social conscience

"It's Our World Too!" takes its title from an incident where a child was told that they could not sign a petition against the spread of nuclear weapons because he was too young. So he started his own petition for children because it is their world too. This book contains the inspiring and motivating true stories of children who are making a difference in their neighborhoods and the world. Each story is well told with pictures of the young people involved. The stories are organized into sections on Taking a Stand, Reaching Out to Others, Healing the Earth, and Creating a Safer Future. In a society where only the bad young people make the news, it is refreshing to have a book that shows there are those that are making a positive difference. The second portion of the book is an instructional guide and handbook for anyone who wants to follow the path of the young people in the book. It is full of detailed suggestions on how to organize, plan, and carry out programs for social change. A must read book for teenagers and adults these people and those like them are our hope for a bright future.

A helpful and inspiring book!

This book is a great book. Not only does it detail many teenagers who are making a difference, but it tells you how to do the same! This book will inspire teenagers to be an activist, and then tell them how to do it. A must-read for anyone who has ever wanted to make a difference.