How to become an accidental activist
This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers is full of stories about inspiring activists who have accidentally changed the world. The activists profiled are a variety of ages and come from around the world
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- ISBN: 9781459826113
- Physical Description 119 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2021.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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How to Become an Accidental Activist
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Table of Contents
How to Become an Accidental Activist
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| Chapter 1 | Find Your Passion | p. 3 |
| Preserving the Beauty of the Desert Minerva Hamilton Hoyt | p. 4 | |
| An Artist Speaks Out Ai Weiwei | p. 7 | |
| Caring for All Her People Jacinda Ardera | p. 10 | |
| Chapter 2 | Don't Accept Things as they are | p. 15 |
| For the Love of People and Animals Jane Goodall | p. 16 | |
| It's Our Future Greta Thunberg | p. 18 | |
| Goodbye, Plastic Melati and Isabel Wijsen | p. 22 | |
| Chapter 3 | Notice What's Needed | p. 25 |
| Helping Girls around the World Anjali Katta | p. 26 | |
| Saving Seabirds Juergen Schau | p. 28 | |
| The Shirt on Your Back Travis Price and David Shepherd | p. 30 | |
| Chapter 4 | Just Get Started | p. 33 |
| Accidental Crocheter Jonah Larson | p. 35 | |
| Helping the Helpers Feed the Frontlines and Quinn Callander | p. 38 | |
| Prison Break Pushpa Basnet | p. 40 | |
| Chapter 5 | Be an Expert | p. 43 |
| You Can Make It! Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin | p. 44 | |
| Si, Se Puede-Yes, We Can Dolores Huerta | p. 47 | |
| Fighting for My Future Severn Cullis-Suzuki | p. 51 | |
| Chapter 6 | Stay Focused | p. 55 |
| Twin Power Tegan and Sara Quin | p. 57 | |
| Water Warrior Autumn Peltier | p. 60 | |
| Black Lives Matter Alicia Garza and Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Opal Tometi | p. 65 | |
| Chapter 7 | Networking Works | p. 69 |
| Make Your City Green Liz Christy | p. 70 | |
| Go, Hong Kong Joshua Wong | p. 73 | |
| Then They Came for Me Maziar Bahari | p. 76 | |
| Chapter 8 | Be Flexible | p. 79 |
| Everyone Deserves a Chance Kailash Satyarthi | p. 80 | |
| Music Lifts Us Up Pete Seeger | p. 83 | |
| Action Now Katie Eder | p. 86 | |
| Chapter 9 | Be Unstoppable | p. 89 |
| Egg-cellent Activist Will "Egg Boy" Connolly | p. 90 | |
| Superwoman Lilly Singh | p. 92 | |
| Nonstop Olympian Clara Hughes | p. 95 | |
| Chapter 10 | Dream Big | p. 99 |
| Fighting for Peace Rigoberta Menchú Tum | p. 100 | |
| Harnessing the Wind William Kamkwamba | p. 102 | |
| Keeping Kids Safe Song Kosal | p. 104 | |
| Glossary | p. 108 | |
| Resources | p. 111 | |
| Index | p. 114 | |
| Photo Credits | p. 117 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 118 |
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