I Can Make a Difference: A Treasury to Inspire Our Children
by Marian Wright Edelman
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Teaches young readers how individual acts of courage, even though small in appearance, can have a great effect on one's life and the lives of those nearby through a review of actions by others in the past and the effects they have had on the world in which we live today. Marian Wright Edelman has drawn from a variety of cultures and peoples to compile these timeless stories, poems, songs, quotations, and folktales that speak to all children to let them know that they can make a difference in show more today's world. show lessTags
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A thoughtful collection of stories, poems, etc. from cultures around the world, offering inspiration and resolve to young people as they enter their futures.
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15+ Works 1,504 Members
Marian Wright Edelman is founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund
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Common Knowledge
- First words
- I can make a difference by loving myself and others as God loves us and treating others respectfully and fairly.
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Poetry, Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 808.8 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Collections of literary texts from more than two literatures
- LCC
- PN6084 .C556 .I28 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Quotations English
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- 207
- Popularity
- 157,129
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.14)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
