drpschmidt's review against another edition
4.0
Chronological and diverse in nature; simple structure for the majority of the book. This illustrates to kids just HOW many ways people have stood up for their rights/the rights of others...
An excellent springboard for young children with more information in the back; this book could definitely inspire further research.
An excellent springboard for young children with more information in the back; this book could definitely inspire further research.
emeelee's review against another edition
3.0
Cute, though the pages are simplistic. Each page just has a a single sentence on it: for example, "Colin took a knee" with an illustration of Colin Kaepernick. Then, a couple pages at the end collects more information about each featured protester. I'd have liked it better if the information included in the back of the book had been put on their individual pages instead.
It's a bit debatable as to whether all those included were "protesters", per se, but the spirit of activism is present in every person included. I like that the collection shows the commonalities over history of standing up to corruption and injustice. I'd have liked to see an inclusion of Native protesters (such as the Standing Rock DAPL protests) but overall there's a good mix of races, sexualities, and genders.
Some of information in the mini-bios was problematic, however. Susan B. Anthony's mentions "women's suffrage" and the Nineteenth Amendment which "finally gave women the right to vote" while ignoring that this only included white women (and Anthony was pretty racist herself). Rosa Parks' denies that her refusal to give up her seat was a planned protest, when we know that it was, and that she was not the first to do so. Jazz Jenning's uses the phrase "born with a boy body," which is incorrect gender-essentialist language-- Jazz was born with a girl body because she is a girl.
It's a bit debatable as to whether all those included were "protesters", per se, but the spirit of activism is present in every person included. I like that the collection shows the commonalities over history of standing up to corruption and injustice. I'd have liked to see an inclusion of Native protesters (such as the Standing Rock DAPL protests) but overall there's a good mix of races, sexualities, and genders.
Some of information in the mini-bios was problematic, however. Susan B. Anthony's mentions "women's suffrage" and the Nineteenth Amendment which "finally gave women the right to vote" while ignoring that this only included white women (and Anthony was pretty racist herself). Rosa Parks' denies that her refusal to give up her seat was a planned protest, when we know that it was, and that she was not the first to do so. Jazz Jenning's uses the phrase "born with a boy body," which is incorrect gender-essentialist language-- Jazz was born with a girl body because she is a girl.
nattycran's review against another edition
5.0
The language of this book is very simple and easy for small children to digest. I was checking it out to see if it would be a good fit for my nieces and instead I found something extremely wonderful.
This book shows both passive and active resistance, which is so important to explain to kids early on.
But then I started crying. And here is why--it includes Colin Kaepernick and ends with the Parkland Students. This does not choose to focus on any one race or issue, everyone is included and it is up to date. So why start crying? Because there is a children's picture book that talks about gun violence (something that should never have to exist) but also because it highlights how young people can make active change. We don't have to die like this and neither do they.
This book shows both passive and active resistance, which is so important to explain to kids early on.
But then I started crying. And here is why--it includes Colin Kaepernick and ends with the Parkland Students. This does not choose to focus on any one race or issue, everyone is included and it is up to date. So why start crying? Because there is a children's picture book that talks about gun violence (something that should never have to exist) but also because it highlights how young people can make active change. We don't have to die like this and neither do they.
sunflowerjess's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A very brief but excellent snapshot of protesters throughout American history who have stood up for what is right. A two-page illustration accompanies each protester, while a short paragraph describing each protest and why it occurred is given at the end of the book. I thought the authors did a fantastic showcasing a wide diversity of people and protests.
hereistheend's review against another edition
4.0
A picture book simplifies acts of protest, reminding us that profound protests (essentially, expressed ideas) often are amplified acts that could appear to be quiet: sitting down, wearing a dress, sewing a flag.
adelas's review against another edition
4.0
very simple, strong pictures, and gives background on each of the protests in the back of the book.
mikolee's review
5.0
Inspired by her cousins involvement in the Parkland shooting this author created a illustrated little kids book about protestors from Harriet Tubman to Colin Kapernick and ending with the Parkland students. Short blurbs on beautiful double spread portraits make it easy for little ones. A detailed 4 end pages provide info about these heroes for further investigation.
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