On Our Way to Oyster Bay: Mother Jones and Her March for Children's Rights
Though eight-year-old Aidan and his friend Gussie want to go to school, like many other children in 1903, they work twelve hours, six days a week, at a cotton mill in Pennsylvania instead. So when the millworkers decide to go on strike, the two friends join the picket line. Maybe now life will change for them. But when a famous labor reformer named Mother Jones comes to hear of the millworkers' demands, she tells them they need to do more than just strike.
Troubled by all she had seen, Mother Jones wanted to end child labor. But what could she do? Why, organize a children's march and bring the message right to President Theodore Roosevelt at his summer home in Oyster Bay, of course! Written by Monica Kulling, with vibrant illustrations by Felicita Sala, this nonfiction picture book uses an entertaining story about fictitious characters to bring a real event in history to vivid life.
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"Camping out in the woods, riding a train, and visiting Coney Island, Aidan and Gussie learn lessons in generosity and activism as they meet thousands of supportive people along the way. Finally arriving at Oyster Bay, with her few ragtag crusaders, Mother Jones was turned away and never met with the president. However, the march raised national awareness, and within a few years the first child labor laws were passed....As a classroom read-aloud, combined with discussion, this can be used as an overview of social justice and activism." — Eva Elisabeth VonAncken, School Library Journal
Product Details
| Recommended Age | 5 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Author | Monica Kulling |
| Illustrator | Felicita Sala |
| ISBN | 1771383259 |
| Publication Date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Publisher | Kids Can Press |
| Series Name | Citizen Kid |
| Language | English |