Books for Children
The Breadwinner Trilogy, three books; The Breadwinner, Parvana’s Journey, and Mud City -Novels about children in modern Afghanistan, orphaned and displaced by war.
by Deborah Ellis
The Peace Book
by Todd Parr
What Does Peace Feel Like?
by Vladimir Radunsky
Sélavi, That is Life: A Haitian Story of Hope,
written and illustrated by Youme Landown
Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope,
written by Beverley Naidoo
Second Daughter: The Story of a Slave Girl
written by Mildred Pitts
Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
written by Russell Freedman
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow
by Amy Lee-Tai, illustrated by Felicia Hoshino
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom
by Tim Tingle, illustrated by Jeanne Rorex Bridges
Night Boat to Freedom
by Margot Theis Raven, pictures by E. B. Lewis
Other Lists of Interest:
Winners of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards - Presented annually since 1953 by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the Jane Addams Peace Association.
Understanding Prejudiced Children’s Book List
International children’s Books
Books for military children- Book selections deal with a variety of topics to include military life, moving, grieving and loss.
Environmental Books:
Michael Recycle
by Ellie Bethel and illustrated by Alexandra Colombo
The Dirt on Dirt
by Paulette Bourgeois with Kathy Vanderlinden and illustrated by Martha Newbigging
MySpace/Our Planet: Change is Possible
by the MySpace Community with Jeca Taudte
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
by Claire Nivola
It’s Earth Day!
by Mercer Mayer
Eco Babies Wear Green
by Michelle Sinclair Colman and illustrated by Nathalie Dion
Everything Kids’ Environment Book
by Sheri Amsel
Brainiac’s Go Green Activity Book
by Mara Conlon
Gas Trees and Car Turds: Kids’ Guide to the Roots of Climate Change
by Kirk Johnson and illustrated by Mary Ann Bonnell
*Please check back for more additions. If you have a reconmendation for the list please send an e-mail with the book title and author to cassandra.clifford@gmail.com
