Free?: Stories Celebrating Human Rights

Almond, David and Morpurgo, Michael and Breslin, Theresa and Gavin, Jamila and Williams-Garcia, Rita and McCormick, Patricia and Mwangi, Meja and Barakat, Ibtisam and Colfer, Eoin and Doyle, Roddy and Mahy, Margaret and Mussi, Sarah and Dubosarsky, Ursula and Blackman, Malorie

ISBN 10: 1406318302 / ISBN 13: 9781406318302

Published by Walker, 2009

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Free?: Stories Celebrating Human Rights
• Publisher: Walker
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1406318302
• ISBN 13: 9781406318302
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Used; Good

About this title

Synopsis

This is a celebration of human rights.To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Walker Books and Amnesty International have joined together to create a short-story collection for young adults, celebrating what it means to be free. Hosting a variety of talented children's authors from all around the globe, the anthology embraces such themes as asylum, law, education and faith in a way that will both inspire and entertain.

Review

An absorbing book which in the age-old tradition of story telling, gets the point over to its young readers that not everyone in the world has the freedom they treat so lightly * Newbury Weekly News * Containing truly outstanding contributions from Morpurgo, Rita Williams-Garcia and Margaret Mahy, the collection delivers tales that leave the reader, as Mahy puts it, `with heads that spin inside with the surprise of life and the thrill of words that jostled and danced freely - no matter what country you happened to live in. * INIS * Frequently thought-provoking, these stories adeptly highlight the universal importance of human rights. * Publisher's Weekly *