Listen to Us: The World's Working Children

Rating:
Summary: An excellent, comprehensive resource
Review: I regularly teach a drama unit which focuses on child labour, and have found that this book provides the most comprehensive range of resources to accompany it. It's got everything - facts, interviews, stunning photos... and a respect for the point of view of the children themselves. Although I usually just pick a few sections to read out in class, I often recommend that students take the book out of the library themselves, as it's very accessibly written, even for middle school students. The section on exploitation of young workers in industrialized countries, e.g. fast food employees, has some great material to get teenagers thinking about labour issues and the role that they can play in creating change in their own environment. But Springer also gets the reader to identify with children from all over the world, and that's what really makes this a fantastic resource.

Rating:
Summary: An excellent, comprehensive resource
Review: I regularly teach a drama unit which focuses on child labour, and have found that this book provides the most comprehensive range of resources to accompany it. It's got everything - facts, interviews, stunning photos... and a respect for the point of view of the children themselves. Although I usually just pick a few sections to read out in class, I often recommend that students take the book out of the library themselves, as it's very accessibly written, even for middle school students. The section on exploitation of young workers in industrialized countries, e.g. fast food employees, has some great material to get teenagers thinking about labour issues and the role that they can play in creating change in their own environment. But Springer also gets the reader to identify with children from all over the world, and that's what really makes this a fantastic resource.