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It's your world : get informed, get inspired & get going! / Chelsea Clinton.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Philomel Books, [2015]Description: xiii, 402 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0399176128 (cloth)
  • 9780399176128 (cloth)
Subject(s):
Contents:
It's your economy. $1.25 a day : poverty around the world ; $32 a day : poverty in America -- It's your right. Time for school ; We're not there yet : gender equality -- It's your body. Staying healthy ; Viruses and vaccines ; Bugs and bacteria -- It's your environment. Weather report ; Too close to gone : endangered species -- It's your world.
Summary: "In a book for young people, Chelsea Clinton informs readers about issues facing our world and what kids can do to help solve them"--
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 650.1 C641 Available 33111008135457
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 650.1 C641 Available 33111008085918
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Get Informed! Get Inspired! Get Going! The New York Times bestselling book of empowerment for kids. Make a difference in your world!

In a book that tackles the biggest challenges facing us today, Chelsea Clinton combines facts, charts, photographs and stories to give readers a deep understanding of the world around them--and how anyone can make a difference. With stories about children and teens who have made real changes big and small--in their families, their communities, in our country and across the world--this book will inspire readers of all ages to do their part to make our world a better place.

In addition to informing and inspiring readers about topics including Poverty, Homelessness, Food Insecurity, Access to Education, Gender Equality, Epidemics, Non-Communicable Diseases, Climate Change, and Endangered Species, this book encourages everyone to get going! With suggestions and ideas for action, Chelsea Clinton shows readers that the world belongs to every single one of us, and every one of us counts.

You can make a difference. You can make a change. It's your world.

Praise for It's Your World :

"Clinton clearly paid attention to her parents' discussions at the dinner table, and she capably shares the lessons they imparted about the future impact of what we do in the present."-- Publishers Weekly

"[A] terrific resource for junior activists."-- Booklist

"This book is a resource for children and teens who also want to make a difference and may not know where to begin or may have an idea for ways they can make a difference."-- VOYA

It's your economy. $1.25 a day : poverty around the world ; $32 a day : poverty in America -- It's your right. Time for school ; We're not there yet : gender equality -- It's your body. Staying healthy ; Viruses and vaccines ; Bugs and bacteria -- It's your environment. Weather report ; Too close to gone : endangered species -- It's your world.

"In a book for young people, Chelsea Clinton informs readers about issues facing our world and what kids can do to help solve them"--

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