By Thushanthi Ponweera Today we’re pleased to welcome Christina Soontornvat and Rahele Jomepour Bell to the WNDB blog to discuss their picture book To Change A Planet, out August 2, 2022! Through spare, direct, and hopeful text, award-winning author and science educator, Christina Soontornvat … [Read more...] about Q&A With Christina Soontornvat and Rahele Jomepour Bell, To Change a Planet
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Walter Honoree Kekla Magoon on Revolution in Our Time & Creating Social Change Now
The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in-person and via livestream. For event details, go here. We previously revealed the cover for this book here. By Yasmine Aslam-Hashmi Thank you, Kekla, for taking the time to do this interview. … [Read more...] about Walter Honoree Kekla Magoon on Revolution in Our Time & Creating Social Change Now
How to Run for Your School Board
By Andrea Ruggirello Local school board members play a critical role when it comes to ensuring our children receive the best education. These positions, which are often volunteer roles, can also be stepping stones to other political aspirations or simply a way to give back to your community. But … [Read more...] about How to Run for Your School Board
Q&A With Alice Faye Duncan, Evicted!
By Chinelo Ikem Today we’re pleased to welcome Alice Faye Duncan to the WNDB blog to discuss Evicted! The Struggle For The Right To Vote, illustrated by Charly Palmer and available now. This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee’s Fayette County Tent … [Read more...] about Q&A With Alice Faye Duncan, Evicted!
#SharpieActivism: Annotating Books As a Movement for Change
By Remi Kalir, University of Colorado Denver and Antero Garcia, Stanford University Annotation can be more than just an effective reading comprehension strategy. As educators and librarians are learning, it can be a form of activism and advocating for change. A young adult visiting the North … [Read more...] about #SharpieActivism: Annotating Books As a Movement for Change
Q&A With De Nichols, Art of Protest
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're thrilled to welcome De Nichols to the WNDB Blog to discuss Art of Protest: Creating, Discovering, and Activating Art for Your Revolution, out November 11, 2021! From Keith Haring to Extinction Rebellion, the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter, what … [Read more...] about Q&A With De Nichols, Art of Protest
Meet Youth Activist Halley Vincent
This feature is part of a series of articles on youth activists. By Laura Shovan There is a concept in Judaism known as Tikkun Olam, “repair the world.” Right now, our world is in need of repair. During the COVID-19 pandemic, global society has been wrestling with equity issues. In the United … [Read more...] about Meet Youth Activist Halley Vincent
Meet Youth Activist Zawadi Sankofa
This feature is part of a series of articles on youth activists. By Laura Shovan There is a concept in Judaism known as Tikkun Olam, “repair the world.” Right now, our world is in need of repair. During the COVID-19 pandemic, global society has been wrestling with equity issues. In the United … [Read more...] about Meet Youth Activist Zawadi Sankofa
Q&A With Alejandra Domenzain, For All/Para Todos
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Alejandra Domenzain to the WNDB blog to discuss her picture book For All/Para Todos, illustrated by Katherine Loh, out April 5, 2021! Flor and her dad make the dangerous journey from their poor country to a land called For All/Para Todos. Dad … [Read more...] about Q&A With Alejandra Domenzain, For All/Para Todos
