Free the children
Subtitle: a young man fights against child labor and proves that children can change the world
By: Craig Kielburger with Kevin Major.
Contributors: Major, Kevin.
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Kielburger, Craig; Social reformers -- Canada -- Biography; Child labor; Children's rights
Genres: Biography.
Description: Here is the dramatic and moving story of one child's transformation from a normal, middle-class kid from the suburbs to an activist, fighting against child labor on the world stage of international human rights. Making headlines around the globe, Graig Keilburger and his organization, Free the Children, which he founded at the age of twelve, have brought unprecedented attention to the worldwide abuse of children's rights. "Free the Children"is a passionate and astounding story and a moving testament to the power that children and young adults have to change the world, as witnessed through the achievements of one remarkable young man.
Table of contents: title: Thornhill; title: Toronto; title: Dhaka; title: Back to Dhaka; title: Bangkok; title: Calcutta; title: Kathmandu; title: Varanasi; title: Delhi; title: Karachi and Islamabad; title: Lahore; title: Madras; title: Sivakasi; title: Cochin and Bombay; title: Thornhill and beyond; title: What is childhood?