Kids Speak Out About Inequality

Book Features:
• Ages 6-9, Grades 1-4, Guided Reading Level S, Lexile 680L
• 24 pages, 7 ½ inches x 10 inches
• Features vibrant, full-color photographs
• Includes a vocabulary list, review questions, glossary, index, and extension activity included
• Reading/teaching tips included

Speaking Up: In Kids Speak Out About Inequality your child will read about 5 youth activists, including Jazz Jennings. They'll see how these young advocates took action to promote gender, gender identity, and racial equality around the world.

Getting Involved: Along with sharing the stories of young equality activists and helping 1st- through 4th-graders understand gender, gender identity, and racial inequality, this 24-page book includes a list of 10 practical ways kids can take action.

Social Studies Reader: Supporting the C3 Framework State Standards, this book features intriguing social issues stories and builds reading comprehension with a vocabulary list, reading tips, teaching tips, review questions, and an extension activity.

Empowering Kids: Part of the Kids Speak Out series, this inspiring book highlights youth who are speaking up against discrimination. Each title in the series shares real stories of kids who are changing the world and lists 10 ways to join the cause.

Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.

| People are treated unfairly for many reasons, including because of their skin color, gender, or gender identity. How can we help stop this inequality? We can speak out! | Gr 1-4–This series aims to empower children to find solutions to societal problems. Each page features a short expository paragraph. The text closely examines the true stories of current, young activists. Each book begins with “Before and During Reading Activities” and vocabulary terms. This allows readers to associate the information with previous knowledge. The text concludes with tips on how readers can get involved, a glossary, an index, a “Text-Dependent Questions” section, and extension activities. The colorful photographs include children and teens who are BIPOC. ­VERDICT A fantastic series for teaching social issues, and a wonderful source of inspiration for future activists. - SLJ Fall 2020 | People are treated unfairly for many reasons, including because of their skin color, gender, or gender identity. How can we help stop this inequality? We can speak out! Learn about some incredible kids who had the courage to speak out about inequality and what you can do to join them.