Kids on Strike!


Book Description

Describes the conditions and treatment that drove workers, including many children, to various strikes, from the mill workers strikes in 1828 and 1836 and the coal strikes at the turn of the century to the work of Mother Jones on behalf of child workers.




Kids on Strike!


Book Description

Describes the conditions and treatment that drove workers, including many children, to various strikes, from the mill workers strikes in 1828 and 1836 and the coal strikes at the turn of the century to the work of Mother Jones on behalf of child workers.




Chairs on Strike


Book Description

Teaches kindness to all people and things. A hilarious, rhyming, read loud book that's perfect for the first or any day of school. The classroom chairs have had enough! You know, sitting's not the only thing That happens in our seats. Sometimes, a kid sits pretzel-style, And we have to smell their feet! Buy this book for a good laugh, nighttime snuggle, or your favorite teacher. **Warning** This book contains the word 'fart' in it.




Animal Strike at the Zoo. It's True!


Book Description

There's an animal strike at the zoo! oh no, oh my! What's a zookeeper to do when the lions and tigers and bears refuse to roar and prowl and growl? And when little Sue, who has been waiting all year for this trip to the zoo, enters the gate, will the animals decide to give their strike a break? Karma Wilson's fun, playful text paired with Margaret Spengler's bright and lively pastels create an unforgettable, irresistible zoo of chaos and fun!




When Mommy Went on Strike


Book Description

One mother becomes so tired and frustrated with her children and their lack of motivation to clean up after themselves. After repeated attempts of asking them to help out doesn't work, she decides to go on strike and not clean a single thing. Soon the house is a mess and nothing is getting done. Find out if mom's strike helps her family learn the value of teamwork and helping out.




United to Strike


Book Description

Budding reporter Tala Mendoza thinks life in 1965 Delano, California, is boring. But that's before Filipino grape workers vote to strike. While the strike brings Filipino and Mexican farmworkers together, it tears apart Tala and her best friend, Jasmine. Can Tala and Jasmine's relationship withstand the Delano Grape Strike?




Kids at Work


Book Description

A documentary account of child labor in America during the early 1900s and the role Lewis Hine played in the crusade against it.




I Am on Strike Against Softball


Book Description

When Alicia finds out she has to play softball in gym, she starts thinking of ways to get out of it.




Death Strike


Book Description

For use in schools and libraries only. Members of the Young Trib Force will have their courage tested as they deal with Carpathia's strike against the militia and the beginning of World War 3.




Students on Strike


Book Description

A look at growing up African American in the oppressive conditions of the South and attending segregated schools.