Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War

by Jessica Dee Humphreys and Michel Chikwanine

Book Overview

Michel Chikwanine was five years old when he was abducted from his school-yard soccer game in the Democratic Republic of Congo and forced to become a soldier for a brutal rebel militia. Against the odds, Michel managed to escape and find his way back to his family, but he was never the same again. After immigrating to Canada, Michel was encouraged by a teacher to share what happened to him in order to raise awareness about child soldiers around the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771381264
• ISBN13: 9781771381260
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.9" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5