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Innosanto Nagara is originally from Indonesia, but moved to the US in 1988 to study zoology and philosophy at UC Davis. This book was originally written in English, but has been rewritten in Spanish as A de Activista by Martha González. All of a sudden Hoopla (one of several providers of econtent for my local library) has visible representation. A de Activista is an important tool that re-enforces core educational standards and will inspire children towards civic participation in their communities and throughout the world! However, the vocabulary is so advanced that while babies to preschoolers might enjoy the pictures and the cadence of the language, they’re not going to understand much of the text.Nagara visibly works to include under-represented communities and, according to a Publisher’s Weekly review, has stated that “The statistics on racial diversity alone in children’s books are appalling, not to mention gender, LGBTQ families, and progressive values in general. STEM will give the kids the critical thinking and the specific skills needed to actually take action and solve the world's problems. Although “Occupy” was not included in the “O” page of the book, the illustration of a pink Wall Street bull with an owl sitting on its back certainly alludes to the movement, implying that wisdom (represented by the owl) can trump injustice (the domination of Wall Street, represented by the bull). After studying zoology and philosophy at UC David, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he worked as a graphic designer for a range of social change organizations, before founding the Design Action Collective, a worker-owned cooperative design studio in Oakland, California.

A is for Activist speaks to the possibilities of change, of proactive parenting, of creating community, and of celebrating our collective histories. The alliteration, rhyming and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues depicted resonate with their parents' values of community, equality and justice. this only makes future protesters or future republicans, because you all know how well kids take to having beliefs shoved down their throats. And while most of the words and concepts went over my kids' 4-year old heads I found it inspiring me to start my own "Occupy" type of event. Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's daily session limit.Cruz would hate that ALL the activists actions are present in here: Large "B"anners, blue "D"onkey butting the head of a red elephant, Silhouette fists raised for "E"quality. I like the idea of sharing your beliefs with your children, but I think this book is slightly ridiculous. And more likely than not, if you are the kind of parent that would read this book to your child, you would have raised them to agree with the book entirely by the time they are mature enough to think about these issues on their own. My aim is to try and raise a well rounded, open minded person who can think for themselves and books like these are a useful way to introduce big ideas in a simple way, great for starting conversations. It starts the ball rolling for conversations parents and caregivers can have with their child about people's rights.

At this time in history we need books for children that use words like, justice, ally, freedom, and advocate. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. Payments made using National Book Tokens are processed by National Book Tokens Ltd, and you can read their Terms and Conditions here.It took me a couple of reads to get the rhythm of the words (it could also be that I have no rhythm). A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights and everything else that activists believe in and fight for. It introduces terms like activism, democracy, justice, feminism, and freedom, all while teaching the alphabet. Throughout the book he maintains a light-hearted and positive tone that is at once kid-friendly and empowering. If we raise them well up until this point, they will come to their own conclusion about all the things written in this book, which is so much more meaningful.

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