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Small Places, Close to Home: A Child's Declaration of Rights: Inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
By HOPKINSON, Deborah
- ISBN
- 9780063092587
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Balzer + Bray
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2023 | Elementary
Gr 1–5—Inspired by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this lyrical text tells children that they too are included in the human family. Sentences are broken up into brief lines that suggest a poetic reading: "I deserve to live in freedom/ in a just and peaceful place/ and be treated equally and fairly/ no matter what I look like/ how I speak/ dress, or wear my hair/ who I love/ or where I live." Especially effective are the "And it's up to me" phrases ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
