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Singh, Rina

Imagine a Garden: Stories of Courage Changing the World

48 pp. | Greystone Kids | September, 2023 | Trade ISBN 9781771647137 $18.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Hoda Hadadi. On Manitoulin Island, an Anishinaabe girl becomes an internationally recognized water advocate after attending her first water ceremony. A restaurateur on the Greek island of Samos braves xenophobic backlash to provide free meals for Syrian refugees. In Mexico City, a multidisciplinary artist transforms illegal firearms into musical instruments, then forms an orchestra to promote pacifism. To omnify the value of moral courage, Singh shares real-life stories — encapsulated in imagistic, free-verse narrative poems — of seven citizen heroes from around the world. Hadadi's luminous tissue-paper collage illustrations are as creative as the architects of hope profiled, whose identities and backstories are revealed in the back matter. This topical book offers much for the young social studies learner and will be useful for springboarding age-appropriate conversations about peace and conflict.
Reviewer: Summer Edward

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