The Children's Book of America
Title | The Children's Book of America PDF eBook |
Author | William J. Bennett |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 1998-11-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0684849305 |
Presents stories of significant events and people in American history, patriotic songs, and American folk tales and poems.
Children of the Other Americas
Title | Children of the Other Americas PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Elizabeth Barry |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1942 |
Genre | Children |
ISBN |
Other Americas
Title | Other Americas PDF eBook |
Author | Sebastião Salgado |
Publisher | Pantheon |
Pages | 111 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Documentary photography |
ISBN | 9780394556680 |
Photographs show the people of Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Guatemala, including weddings, funerals, and scenes of everyday life
All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel
Title | All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Yaccarino |
Publisher | Dragonfly Books |
Pages | 41 |
Release | 2014-09-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0375859209 |
“This immigration story is universal.” —School Library Journal, Starred Dan Yaccarino’s great-grandfather arrived at Ellis Island with a small shovel and his parents’ good advice: “Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family.” With simple text and warm, colorful illustrations, Yaccarino recounts how the little shovel was passed down through four generations of this Italian-American family—along with the good advice. It’s a story that will have kids asking their parents and grandparents: Where did we come from? How did our family make the journey all the way to America? “A shovel is just a shovel, but in Dan Yaccarino’s hands it becomes a way to dig deep into the past and honor all those who helped make us who we are.” —Eric Rohmann, winner of the Caldecott Medal for My Friend Rabbit “All the Way to America is a charmer. Yaccarino’s heartwarming story rings clearly with truth, good cheer, and love.” —Tomie dePaola, winner of a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona
There Are No Children Here
Title | There Are No Children Here PDF eBook |
Author | Alex Kotlowitz |
Publisher | Anchor |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2011-11-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0307814289 |
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A moving and powerful account by an acclaimed journalist that "informs the heart. [This] meticulous portrait of two boys in a Chicago housing project shows how much heroism is required to survive, let alone escape" (The New York Times). "Alex Kotlowitz joins the ranks of the important few writers on the subiect of urban poverty."—Chicago Tribune The story of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.
Lives on the Edge
Title | Lives on the Edge PDF eBook |
Author | Valerie Polakow |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 233 |
Release | 1994-03-28 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 022621964X |
One out of five children, and one out of two single mothers, lives in destitution in America today. The feminization and "infantilization" of poverty have made the United States one of the most dangerous democracies for poor mothers and their children to inhabit. Why then, Valerie Polakow asks, is poverty seen as a private issue, and how can public policy fail to take responsibility for the consequences of our politics of distribution? Written by a committed child advocate, Lives on the Edge draws on social, historical, feminist, and public policy perspectives to develop an informed, wide-ranging critique of American educational and social policy. Stark, penetrating, and unflinching in its first-hand portraits of single mothers in America today, this work challenges basic myths about justice and democracy.
Who Cares for our Children?
Title | Who Cares for our Children? PDF eBook |
Author | Valerie Polakow |
Publisher | Teachers College Press |
Pages | 227 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0807775924 |
Valerie Polakow spent a year traveling around the country listening to low-income women from diverse backgrounds tell their stories of struggle, resilience, distress, and occasional success as they encountered ongoing child care crises. The resulting work is both a compelling account of the lived realities of the child care crisis, and an incisive critique of public policy that points to the United States as an outlier in the international community. Drawing on historical and international perspectives, Polakow creates a groundbreaking analysis of child care as a human right, persuasively arguing for a universal child care system. “Who Cares for Our Children? is one of the most disturbing books I have read in a long time. It should have a major impact on debates over poverty and social policy.” —From the Foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed “In this beautifully written and provocative volume, Polakow deftly steps aside and lets real mothers, struggling against the odds to keep their families safe and sound, speak for themselves about what they need. This book delivers a timely message: Child care should be viewed as a human right.” —Martha F. Davis, Northeastern University School of Law “A collection of moving and often chilling personal narratives. . . . Who Cares for Our Children? is a powerful and well-documented analysis of the worlds of low-income families.” —Beth Blue Swadener, Arizona State University “Thoroughly researched and grounded in a heartfelt sympathy for the struggles of families . . . that face such painful choices and dilemmas in meeting the needs of their children.” —James Garbarino, Loyola University Chicago