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 Taking Action (series) Taking Action for Civil and Political Rights (978-1-4677-9394-0) Taking Action to Help the Environment (978-1-4677-9392-6)

Eric Braun

This book profiles civil-rights activists who work to address unfair treatment. It also introduces young people making change, including a twelve-year-old environmental activist and a fifteen-year-old leader in Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution. Their examples connect civic and political rights with action on issues affecting the wider world.

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Themes
Activism · Environment · Government And Civics · Social Justice
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Published
August 1, 2016
Pages
48
ISBN-13
9781467793940
Language
English
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