Wilson, Janet

Presents the true story of Shannen Koostachin and the people of Attawapiskat First Nation, a Cree community in Northern Ontario, who have been fighting for a new school since 1979 when a fuel spill contaminated their original school building.

Presents a guide to different types of quilling, focusing on quilled wild flowers, three-dimensional quilling, miniature quilling, and other topics.

Recounts the efforts of thirteen-year-old Shannen Koostachin and her fellow Aboriginal students at J.R. Nakogee Elementary in Attawapiskat First Nation in Canada to have a decent school built in their small town. Includes a timeline, a glossary, quotes, and photographs.

Profiles the work of children activists who are working for peace, including Craig Kielburger from Free the Children, Farlis Calle from the Colombian Children's Movement for Peace, and Kimmie Weeks from Voices of the Future.

Describes how children from around the world have stood up for their rights and the rights of others.

Narrates the life of the early American portrait painter who established the first public picture gallery in America and who pursued numerous other interests including natural history.

Auntie Violet, celebrating her one hundredth birthday, reminiscences with her young niece about the wonderful things that have taken place during her lifetime. Includes sidebars that provide decade-by-decade facts about inventions, fashion, history, medicine, entertainment, toys, food, and transportation.

Describes how ten kids from around the world fought to protect the environment, including twelve-year-old Severn Cullis-Suzuki, fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba, and seven-year-old Ryan Hreljac, and encourages young readers get involved and to take action.