This book is propaganda for kids, obviously, which makes me a little uncomfortable, as much I agree with the opinions. Also, the jargon-y language, in action, served as great discussion prompts with some of the older kids in the room. And while most of the words and concepts went over my kids' 4-year old heads I found it inspiring me to start my own "Occupy" type of event. Naomi Klein (author of The Shock Doctrine) and Avi Lewis (filmmaker): Full of wit, beauty and fun, we can think of no better way to learn the alphabet. Young, old, different races, different genders, breastfeeding mothers, musicians, farmers, kids in wheelchairs – everyone is represented which serves as a good mirror for anyone reading along.

It starts the ball rolling for conversations parents and caregivers can have with their child about people's rights. The rule of thumb for conservation educators and teachers is that up to grade 4, we teach children the GOOD only. The alliteration, rhyming and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues depicted resonate with their parents’ values of community, equality and justice. When I bring books into our home, I want beautiful books that are going to remain relevant and meaningful and reflect respect for children and a vision of a sound world. To access the complete review and additional sources, check out my post at teachinglatinamericathroughliterature.

It's positive and uplifting, the illustrations are bright and include representations of diverse people, lots of them children, many of them smiling.

Inno lives in a co-housing community in Oakland where his child is the youngest of eight children to be born into the household. This book was originally written in English, but has been rewritten in Spanish as A de Activista by Martha González. D is for Democracy—Dictators despise it, Donkeys don’t get it” with a picture of a donkey and an elephant locked in a struggle.Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.

This is the book that is filled with ideas that so many parents may want to share with their children, but are afraid to. The alliteration, rhyming, and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues it brings up resonate with their parents' values of community, equality, and justice. Kids who are reading board books are not going to read this, nor will they be able to understand it.Fun, funny, exquisitely illustrated and brilliantly written with a message that is sure to resonate with kids, who have an innate sense of fairness. Rosa Parks, Dorothy Day, Ella Baker, Cesar Chávez, Malati Choudhury and Leo Tolstoy, amongst many others. A is for Activist is an ABC board book for the next generation of progressives: Families that want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and so on. The alliteration, rhyming, and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues it brings up resonate with their parents’ values of community, equality, and justice. A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that activists believe in and fight for.

This bestselling ABC book is written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that activists believe in and fight for. I love the strong messages and the ability to share these messages of humanity with my child from a young age. However, the vocabulary is so advanced that while babies to preschoolers might enjoy the pictures and the cadence of the language, they’re not going to understand much of the text.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.