{"product_id":"mother-jones-and-her-army-of-mill-children","title":"Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by Jonah Winter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning picture book about Mary \"Mother\" Jones and the 100 children who marched from Philadelphia to New York in a fiery protest against child labor. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the inspiring story of the woman who raised her voice and fist to protect kids' childhoods and futures-- and changed America forever. Mother Jones is MAD, and she wants you to be MAD TOO, and stand up for what's right! Told in first-person, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestelling author, Jonah Winter, and acclaimed illustrator, Nancy Carpenter, share the incredible story of Mother Jones, an Irish immigrant who was essential in the fight to create child labor laws. Well into her sixties, Mother Jones had finally had enough of children working long hours in dangerous factory jobs, and decided she was going to do something about it. The powerful protests she organized earned her the name \"the most dangerous woman in America.\" And in the Children's Crusade of 1903, she lead one hundred boys and girls on a glorious march from Philadelphia right to the front door of President Theodore Roosevelt's Long Island home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen this beautiful and inspiring picture book to learn more about this feminist icon and how she inspired thousands to make change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A stellar introduction to an important and ongoing social issue.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003estarred review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Winter's affirmative text, paired with Carpenter's dramatic art featuring an insistent Mother, dramatically demonstrate both the injustice and determination.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003estarred review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Adroitly capture[s] both the grim reality of children at work and the irresistible hope of people coming together to demand change.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The theme--that progress is worth fighting for and may not show immediate success--is there for the taking.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An engaging topic for starting discussion of child labor in America's past and the worldwide child-labor abuses that continue today.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonah Winter\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winning author of more than forty nonfiction picture books that promote environmental awareness and social and racial justice. Among them are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere Comes the Garbage Barge!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Name is James Madison Hemings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Founding Fathers!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLillian's Right to Vote\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist. 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