The Child Labor Reform Movement: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: History)
History can take many paths and these entries in the You Choose: History series prove just that. After a brief introduction to the time period, the books use a “Choose Your Own Adventure”–style format that follows three fictional young people through historical ups and downs—including, sometimes, death. Complemented by archival photographs and reproductions, the brisk text highlights key events, people, and places. In The Child Labor Reform Movement, an apprentice mill worker, an immigrant factory worker, and a “newsie” in New York City experience the dangerous working conditions of the Industrial Revolution and meet Lewis Hine, investigative photographer for the National Child Labor Committee. Each title concludes with a chapter about the time period’s legacy and extensive back matter to encourage further exploration. Grades 3-6. --Angela Leeper