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Human Rights & Activism

Books & Accompanying Learning Resources

The books and related learning resources in this collection are about standing up, speaking out and taking action. These activites and resources will inspire the next generation to become responsible citizens and contribute to making the world a better place.

The Story and Science of Hope

Resource Skills & Subjects: Oral Language, Social & Emotional Learning, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Visual Elements, Integrated Learning, Comprehension Strategies, Making Connections, Writing, Key Ideas & Details, Further Research, Developing & Creating Texts, Just for Fun!

Topics: Human Rights & Activism, Mental Health, Self-Esteem

Audience: ages 9 to 12 / grades 4 to 7

Book cover for A Home for Margaret

A Home for Margaret

Resource Skills & Subjects: Oral Language, Make Predictions, Visual Elements, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Making Connections, Vocabulary Acquisition, Comprehension Strategies, Integrated Learning, Character Development, Writing, Just for Fun!

Topics: Human Rights & Activism, Mental Health, Self-Esteem

Audience: ages 3 to 6 / grades K to 1

Words Matter: The Story of Hans and Sophie Scholl, and the White Rose Resistance

Resource Skills & Subjects: Critical Thinking in Literacy, Oral Language, Text Forms & Genres, Make Predictions, Visual Elements, Further Research, Integrated Learning, Comprehension Strategies, Vocabulary Acquisition, Key Ideas & Details, Developing & Creating Texts, Writing, Just for Fun!, Making Connections

Topics: Human Rights & Activism, Politics & Government, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 9 to 12 / grades 4 to 7

The Sunshine Project

In the final book in the Book Uncle trilogy, Anil faces a dilemma when the city decides to build a solar panel factory on the site of a mangrove forest.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Text Forms & Genres, Comprehension Strategies, Vocabulary Acquisition, Writing, Integrated Learning

Topics: Environment & Climate Change, Human Rights & Activism, Nature & the Natural World

Audience: ages 8 to 12 / grades 3 to 7

What Milly Did

The extraordinary story of the woman who made plastics recycling possible.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Vocabulary Acquisition, Integrated Learning, Text Forms & Genres, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Comprehension Strategies, Developing & Creating Texts

Topics: Environment & Climate Change, Human Rights & Activism

Audience: ages 8 to 11 / grades 3 to 6