Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change: Courageous Actions Around the World

by Garth Sundem

Book Overview

Eleven-year-old Tilly saved lives in Thailand by warning people that a tsunami was coming. Fifteen-year-old Malika fought against segregation in her Alabama town. Ten-year-old Jean-Dominic won a battle against pesticides--and the cancer they caused in his body. Six-year-old Ryan raised $800,000 to drill water wells in Africa. And twelve-year-old Haruka invented a new environmentally friendly way to scoop dog poop.

With the right role models,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575423502
• ISBN13: 9781575423500
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8