SOCIAL SCIENCES

Stand Up Speak Out: A Book about Children's Rights

(4) 4-6 Conceived by the Peace Child International organization and written and illustrated by teens from around the world, this book dissects the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a United Nations document ratified by 191 of 193 members (the U.S. is a holdout). This timely offering is well organized but overwhelming: busy pages overflow with poems, testimonials, photos, and artwork that deserve a gentler format. Glos., ind.

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