Sundem, Garth. <br/><br/>
Real kids, real stories, real change :  courageous actions around the world / 
 Making Meaning : Grade 5 Unit 9 Alternate title 
Garth Sundem ; foreword by Bethany Hamilton. 
 - ix, 165 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  20 cm. 
 - Center for the Collaborative Classroom : Making Meaning ;  Grade 5 Unit 9 Alternate title .
<br/><br/> Real kids, real stories, real change was originally published in 2006 as The doggy dung disaster. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (page 155-165). 
<br/><br/>Kids saving the environment. -- The Doggy Dung Disaster (Japan) -- The Longest Walk (Mexico) -- Turtle Power (USA) -- Plastic Boags Sacked (India) -- Show Me the Water (Australia) -- Comic Book Hero (Japan) -- 2. Kids standing up for themselves. -- Top of the World (India) -- When Small Voices Unite (Colombia) -- Come Together (Kosovo) -- Get Up, Stand Up (USA) -- Living Proof (Canada) -- From Rug Maker to Rescuer (Pakistan) -- 3. Kids helping others. -- Hear That? (USA) -- Pop Art (Japan) -- Early Warning System (United Kingdom) -- Workers Unite! (China) -- Sow What You Reap (Ghana) -- Ryan's Wells (USA) -- 4. Kids overcoming challenges. -- Back on the Board (USA) -- A Wish to Breathe Free (Romania) -- The Matchless Girl of Matches (Bangladesh) -- Lemons to Lemonade (USA) -- New Land, New Life (Ethiopia) -- A Leg Up on the Competition (USA) -- 5. Kids using talents and creativity. -- See It to Believe It (India) -- Outta This World (USA) -- Sports Hero (Vietnam) -- Beyond His Years (USA) -- Young Master Yani (China) -- Snail Paint (USA). 
<br/><br/> Contains thirty true stories of children around the world who used their hearts, heads, and courage to do extraordinary things. 
<br/><br/> 6.1  5-8  980L  Lexile 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781575423500 (pbk.) 9780329758721 (Follett bdg.) 1575423502 0329758721 9780605422551 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009051966 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Courage--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature.<br/>Children--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature.<br/>Creative ability--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature.<br/>Diligence--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature.<br/>Children--Political activity--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature.<br/>Social action--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature.<br/>Altruism in children--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature.<br/>Courage--Anecdotes.<br/>Creative ability--Anecdotes.<br/>Diligence--Anecdotes.<br/>Political participation--Anecdotes.<br/>Social action--Anecdotes.<br/>Altruism--Anecdotes.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biographies
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CT107  / .S798 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>920 SUN