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Every Human Has Rights: A Photographic Declaration for Kids Hardcover – November 25, 2008

by National Geographic (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
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The 30 rights set down in 1948 by the United Nations are incredibly powerful. According to the U.N., every human–just by virtue of being human–is entitled to freedom, a fair government, a decent standard of living, work, play, and education, freedom to come and go as we please and to associate with anyone we please, and the right to express ourselves freely. Every Human Has Rights offers kids an accessibly written list of these rights, commentary–much of it deeply emotional–by other kids, and richly evocative photography illustrating each right. At the end of this deceptively simple book, kids will know–and feel–that regardless of individual differences and circumstances, each person is valuable and worthy of respect
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  1. Reading age
    10 - 14 years
  2. Print length
    48 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    5 - 9
  5. Lexile measure
    880L
  6. Dimensions
    8.79 x 0.39 x 10.27 inches
  7. Publisher
    National Geographic Kids
  8. Publication date
    November 25, 2008
  9. ISBN-10
    1426305109
  10. ISBN-13
    978-1426305108
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On the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this full-color photo-essay combines prize-winning poems by young people with beautiful photographs from all over the world. Unfortunately, despite the universalist message reinforced in a foreword by the UN’s former high commissioner for human rights, just about all the poems are by kids in North America. The busy, cluttered book design does not make for easy reading, with lots of pale, tiny type on colored screens. It is the big global photos on every page that will hold readers. Among the images are scenes of a family displaced by war walking across the border from Ethiopia to Eritrea; a homeless child sleeping on the street in São Paulo, Brazil; soccer players celebrating the end of apartheid; and a child picking cotton in Peru. The stirring pictures will stimulate classroom discussion about the declaration, which is quoted in full at the back. Grades 4-8. --Hazel Rochman

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Mary Robinson, the first woman president of Ireland (1990–1997) and more recently the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997–2002), has been a human rights advocate for most of her life. She is the founder and president of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative and one of the Elders, a group of elder statesmen working for human rights around the world. As a professor, legislator, and lawyer, Robinson has always sought to use law as an instrument for social change, arguing landmark cases before the European Court of Human Rights as well as in the Irish courts.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC is one of the world’s leading nonfiction publishers, proudly supporting the work of scientists, explorers, photographers, and authors, as well as publishing a diverse list of books that celebrate the world and all that is in it. National Geographic Books creates and distributes print and digital works that inspire, entertain, teach, and give readers access to a world of discovery and possibility on a wide range of nonfiction subjects from animals to travel, cartography to history, fun facts to moving stories. A portion of all National Geographic proceeds is used to fund exploration, conservation, and education through ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic Kids (November 25, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426305109
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426305108
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 - 14 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 880L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.79 x 0.39 x 10.27 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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One of the world's leading nonfiction publishers, National Geographic Books has published more than 1,700 titles, featuring such categories as history, travel, nature, photography, space, science, health, biography, and memoir. A portion of its proceeds is used to fund exploration, conservation, and education through ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.

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Lauren Deviney
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for the classroom!
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2019
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I used this as a read-aloud for my 7th graders to introduce our social studies curriculum. I like the way they state each human right. Good artistic representation! Easy for the kids to understand.
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Elisabeth Merrill
5.0 out of 5 stars Human rights through global awareness
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2014
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It is time for children to understand the basic human right of justice for all people. This book is a great resource for teachers and parents who want to promote global connectedness and the value of all human beings.
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booklover
5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent book as it introduces the topic of human rights ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2015
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This is an excellent book as it introduces the topic of human rights to children, almost in their own voice. I think that it is a necessary book in any children's library or school library.
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L Watkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2017
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Great book to teach human rights to children. The pictures and stories really engaged my students.
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marcusspeakman
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019
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Beautiful book.
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SangHa Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2015
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Awesome.
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N. S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Richie's Picks: EVERY HUMAN HAS RIGHTS: A PHOTOGRAPHIC DECLARATION FOR KIDS
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2009
THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS lists the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the Most Translated Document in the world. I have certainly heard about it before, but it is a document that I don't recall having ever read.

"1. All humans are born free with the same dignity and rights."

Drawing on the somber lessons of World War II, a United Nations Commission on Human Rights chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt worked to draft a Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In honor of the 60th anniversary of the United Nation's adoption of the Declaration, National Geographic has crafted a beautiful photograph-filled book that introduces readers to this set of human entitlements. In it, they have restated/summarized each of the thirty Articles that make up the Declaration in a manner that provides the essence of each and can be far more easily digested by readers. In my first read through the book, I simply read these boldly-printed restatements and noted the single-word concepts and the photographs that accompany each one. The brevity achieved by the restatements/summarizations result in a set of rights that read as fresh, relevant, progressive, and commonsensical.

"5. Nobody has the right to torture you, bully you, or punish you too severely."

"22. You have the right to get help from your government if you are out of work, sick, disabled, old, or can't make enough money to live on for any other reason."

Reading through the book for the second time, I absorbed the captions (in lighter print) for each illustration. The captions provide facts about the rights that are enjoyed by or withheld from people in various nations around the world (including, in some instances, my own).

For instance, a stark photo of a crudely-built, empty swing is accompanied by the caption, "All over the world, unfair arrests break up families."

Also incorporated into the book are a number of topical poems that come from the ePals community; an introduction by Mary Robinson, the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; and a two-page, full-text spread of the complete Declaration as adopted.

"And there but for fortune, may go you or I."
--Phil Ochs

Whether one reads every poem and caption or simply wanders through this eye-catching photographic declaration to consider and savor the rights that are our birthright as members of the human community, EVERY HUMAN HAS RIGHTS will leave a lasting impression on readers of all ages.
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Debra Lynn Napier
1.0 out of 5 stars Big disappointment
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2010
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I bought this book to use in my classroom. What a disappointment. Instead of taking an opportunity to create a visually stirring message that could magnify empathy for those who need support of human rights, the author/publisher instead used the book to sneak in a homosexual agenda. The right to marry page was introduced with two women marrying in a photograph at the TOP of the page. If that wasn't enough, each woman held a child. Bless their little hearts. In a book about human rights, these two children are being denigned what should be the most fundamental, important birthright: a mother and father.
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Sally
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Book To Teach Children About Human Rights
Reviewed in Canada on July 27, 2013
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I finished reading the entire book in less than one hour. This is a very high impact book. Good photos and great layout. It successfully simplified the essential concepts of human rights as defined by the United Nations.
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R. Carrey
4.0 out of 5 stars A Handy Little Book
Reviewed in Canada on January 22, 2013
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To be honest, I expected more from National Geographic, an institution known for having a wealth of powerfully beautiful and beautifully powerful images in its vaults.

Although the book is "based" on the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and a summary of that document appears at the end of the book, it is more of a summarized list of general rights than a reflection of the UN UDHR.

There are some truly lovely photos in the book, and one or two that are powerful, but - likely because the intended audience is children - there is a tendency to keep focus on the positive, even when the rights being mentioned touch on some difficult issues. As I teach to multilevel classes, there are times when this is a bit annoying to my students who find it a bit too cheerful but it is certainly appropriate for younger or more sensitive students. The text focus is all very much angled to "You have a right to....", with a thrust to empowering kids rather than engendering fear.

One of the very interesting and sometimes most powerful elements of the book are the contributions of real kids from kids from the ePals online Global Learning Community. Bear in mind that for some younger or more sensitive children, some of these bits of personal writing may be hard hitting, but they are all the more real for not having been edited to polished perfection, and are more powerful for retaining the voice of their youthful creators. I applaud the book's creators for having avoided using worn out quotes from wise but oft-heard-from voices of history.

A solid discussion starter for younger kids up to about to early middle school, this is a very resource for any classroom or home. There is also a wonderful list of online resources at the back of the book, which would be of particular use to teachers wanting to find trustworthy and dynamic online resources for social justice and social studies for their elementary and intermediate classrooms. For families, this would be a great book as a touchstone for dinner discussions about things that kids are hearing and seeing on the news, in their classrooms and schools and/or on the Net.

Enjoy.
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