Listen to Us: the Children's Express Report

By Dorriet Kavanaul and Dorriet Kavanaugh

Book Overview

Children, ages 7 to 13, candidly discuss their feelings about their families, school, sex, lack of respect for children, and other topics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0894800175
• ISBN13: 9780894800177
• Release Date: January 1880
• Publisher: Children's Express Foundation, Incorporated
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Proud to have been apart of this 30 years ago

In the only other review of this book that has been posted the person said that we were a bit intense. Remember, this was written by kids interviewing other kids about subjects that are not easy to talk about even now. I was an reporter as well as an editor on this project as well as ran my on team in the field in the late 70's for the Children's Express. And although it is indeed frank on a lot of subjects, it is also honest. That is why I have been searching for years to find a replacement copy so I can get it to my own kids to read and discuss. It is a great tool to get a discussion with your kids going.

This is an important book, even over 20 years later.

My mom bought this book for my brother and me at a church book sale when we were both grade school age, probably about 20 years ago. It covers every topic imaginable--school, dating, handicaps, juvenile justice, sex, drugs, religion--all in kids' own words. It was amazing for me, as a kid, to have this resource available. It really opened my eyes to what actually happens to kids in our country, good and bad. It helped me to realize that what I was experiencing was well within the norm, and answered some questions and addressed topics of interest/curiosity to kids that I have never seen addressed so well, before or since. A word of warning to parents: Some of the topics and language in here are pretty heavy duty (e.g., the sections on incarcerated kids and incest), so some guidance is probably prudent. With this caveat in mind, this book would also be a great starting point for some of those tough discussions that parents (yes, and kids!) dread. I would like to se an updated version for the current century! While much of the content is still timely, I think a section on youth violence (for example) would be a great addition to an update.