Title: Free the children
First published: 1998
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.
Subjects: Biography, Child labor, Child slaves, Children's rights, Free the Children (Association), Social conditions, Social reformers, Kielburger, Craig, Labor laws and legislation, canada
Places: Asia, Canada
People: Craig Kielberger, Craig Kielburger
Time periods: 20th century