No Voice Too Small by Lindsay H. Metcalf

The premise of the book is rather straightforward. Bradley's soft-focus portrait that digitally emulates chalk and pastels on a textured brown background was rendered wonderfully. Backmatter includes an addition mini biography of each of the fourteen children activists chosen and the poetic forms used. It is a collection of fourteen poems – one for each candidate with a laudatory paragraph and a probing question left for the young reader. The text is rather simplistic, straightforward, informative, and poetic. It is a collection of tributes written in prose and poetry to children and teens of today who have spoken out to support a cause or protest injustice. Dawson, and Jeanette Bradley, who doubles as the illustrator. Additional text goes into detail about each youth activist's life and how readers can get involved.No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History is a children's picture book edited by Lindsay H. Featuring poems by Lesléa Newman, Traci Sorell, and Nikki Grimes.

Fourteen poems honor these young activists. From Viridiana Sanchez Santos's quinceañera demonstration against anti-immigrant policy to Zach Wahls's moving declaration that his two moms and he were a family like any other, No Voice Too Small celebrates the young people who know how to be the change they seek. Jazz Jennings insisted, as a transgirl, on playing soccer with the girls' team. Mari Copeny demanded clean water in Flint. Publishers Synopsis: Fans of We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices will love meeting fourteen young activists who have stepped up to make change in their community and the United States. Published by Charlesbridge Publishing on 2020 The book’s YouTube channel includes video resources such as poetry readings and writing lessons by contributing poets such as Janet Wong, G. The biographical poems are written by poets who share some aspect of the young activist’s identity poets’ bios and connections are included at the back of the book. In this picture book collection, readers are introduced to 14 young people using a variety of activism strategies to make the world more just, including Ziad Ahmed, Samirah Horton, Jazz Jennings, Judy Adams, Adora Svitak, Viridiana Sanchez Santos, and Marley Dias.Įach biographical profile consists of a poem accompanied by a paragraph about the young person’s activism, a portrait, and a related activism tip. These ending lines from the poem “Jasilyn Charger: Water Protector” by Joseph Bruchac in No Voice Too Small offer a glimpse into the rich simplicity of a book brimming with examples of young people’s activism, beautiful poetry, and teaching possibilities.

No Voice Too Small by Lindsay H. Metcalf