The Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honoring Children's Literature for Peace and Social Justice Since 1953 |
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| Author:
| Griffith, Susan C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8108-9202-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $98.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume looks at the life of activist Jane Addams and examines the books that have received an award bestowed in her name. An advocate for reforms in child labor, sanitation, and other issues, Addams and her accomplishments serve as a focal point of this study, which looks at how social justice has been represented in children's literature over the last seven decades.
This volume looks at the life of activist Jane Addams and examines the books that have received an award bestowed in her name. An advocate for reforms in child labor, sanitation, and other issues, Addams and her accomplishments serve as a focal point of this study, which looks at how social justice has been represented in children's literature over the last seven decades.