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 .
Real kids, real stories, real change was originally published in 2006 as The doggy dung disaster.
Includes bibliographical references (page 155-165).
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).
Contains thirty true stories of children around the world who used their hearts, heads, and courage to do extraordinary things.