“Obligatory reading for future informed citizens.”
—The New York Times
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"[This] charming book provides examples and sends the message that citizens aren't born but are made by actions taken to help others and the world they live in." —The Washington Post
This is a book about what citizenship—good citizenship—means to you, and to us all: Across the course of several seemingly unrelated but ultimately connected actions by different children, we watch how kids turn a lonely island into a community—and watch a journey from what the world should be to what the world could be.
What Can a Citizen Do is an empowering and timeless read with an important message for all ages.
This is a book about what citizenship—good citizenship—means to you, and to us all: Across the course of several seemingly unrelated but ultimately connected actions by different children, we watch how kids turn a lonely island into a community—and watch a journey from what the world should be to what the world could be.
- What Can a Citizen Do? is the latest collaboration from the acclaimed behind the bestselling Her Right Foot: Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris.
- For today's youngest readers about what it means to be a citizen and the positive role they can play in society.
- Includes beautiful illustrations and intriguing, rhyming text.
What Can a Citizen Do is an empowering and timeless read with an important message for all ages.
- Great family read-aloud book
- Books for kids ages 5-8
- Picture books for grades K-3
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 52
Size: 8.25 x 10.5
Age Range: 5 - 8 Years
Publication Date: 9/11/2018
ISBN: 9781452173139
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Dave Eggers is the author of many books, including Heroes of the Frontier, The Circle, and A Hologram for the King. He is the cofounder of: Voice of Witness, an oral-history series focused on human rights; 826 National, a network of writing and tutoring centers; and ScholarMatch, which connects donors and under-resourced students to make college possible. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Shawn Harris is an artist and musician who lives and works in Morongo Valley, California.
Shawn Harris is an artist and musician who lives and works in Morongo Valley, California.
“Obligatory reading for future informed citizens.”
—The New York Times
“[This] charming book provides examples and sends the message that citizens aren’t born but are made by actions taken to help others and the world they live in.”
—The Washington Post
"Without doubt one of the most empowering books for young children I have ever read. This easy to access book shows children that they can make a difference to their world and shows them exactly how to do so."
–Starlight and Stories