Free the Children: A Young Man Fights Against Child Labor and Proves That Children Can Change the World

Here is the dramatic and moving story of one child's transformation from a normal, middle-class kid from the suburbs to an activist, fighting against child labor on the world stage of international human rights.

Making headlines around the globe, Graig Keilburger and his organization, Free the Children, which he founded at the age of twelve, have brought unprecedented attention to the worldwide abuse of children's rights. Free the Childrenis a passionate and astounding story and a moving testament to the power that children and young adults have to change the world, as witnessed through the achievements of one remarkable young man.

Author: Craig Kielburger, Kevin Major
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 11/17/1999
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.28w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780060930653

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 18
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 45560 / Free the Children

About the Author
Major, Kevin: - Kevin Major received the Vicky Metcalf Award for a body of work inspirational to youth. He lives in Newfoundland.Kielburger, Craig: - Craig Keilburger has received the Roosevelt Freedom Medal (with Free the Children) and the State of the World Forum Award. He is Ambassador to the Children's Embassy in Sarajevo and was named a Global Leader of Tomorrow at the 1998 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He has also received Canada's Governor General's Award for Meritorious Service. Free the Children is Craig Keilburger's first book. He lives with his family in Canada.