Gunstories: Life-Changing Experiences With Guns - Brossura

Atkin, S. Beth

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ISBN 10: 0060526610 ISBN 13: 9780060526610

Casa editrice: Katherine Tegen Books, 2007

Riassunto

A collection of stories, interviews, and photographs presents a variety of perspectives on the controversial subject of guns, sharing the mixed impact guns have on young people's lives. Reprint.

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“Excellent for classroom discussion as teens seek to extract fact from opinion...Buy more than one copy; you’ll need backup.” (ALA Booklist)

“For students involved in the debate about guns in our culture as well as for those with a general interest...” (School Library Journal)

“A thoughtful and worthy effort that takes both issue and readership seriously.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Atkin presents a balanced view of the pros and cons and allows readers to come to their own conclusions.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Exceptional...The book is more than a resource, it’s also a page–turning read in its own right.” (The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)

L'autore:

Photo © Kate Burkart

Writer and photographer S. Beth Atkin, is the author of Gunstories: Life-Changing Experiences with Guns, Voices from the Fields: Children of Migrant Farmworkers Tell Their Stories and Voices from the Streets: Young Former Gang Members Tell Their Stories. Included in the awards she has received are: ALA: Best Books for Young Adults; Hungry Mind Review; Children's Books of Distinction American Booksellers Association: Pick of the List; and Booklist: Editor's Choice. Her books are used nationally in schools, universities and libraries to help youth and adults understand more fully issues concerning violence, discrimination, firearm use and regulations teen pregnancy, language barriers, firearm use and regulations, gangs, child labor, and many family issues. She lectures nationwide about her books and these topics. Ms. Atkin's work has been utilized in radio, T.V., videos, plays and numerous book and magazine publications.

She was previously a visiting fellow at the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley and co-produced Connecting Students to the World which utilizes distinguished visitors who come to the university and connects them to inner city students through live web chat sessions. Her books are implemented in the program. Ms. Atkin was the bi-cultural curriculum editor at California State University, Monterey Bay, National Science Foundation project, utilizing the Internet to motivate Latino/Hispanic high school students in science courses.

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• Editore: Katherine Tegen Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060526610
• ISBN 13: 9780060526610
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 245