Our Rights!

About this book

Endorsed by Amnesty International Stories and poems from prizewinning and internationally acclaimed authors, each highlighting different rights of the child, as declared by the United Nations Stories and poems from a galaxy of authors and poets, highlighting a range of children's rights from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, including: The right to life, survival and development The right to protection from violence, abuse and neglect The right to education, to reach full potential The right to be raised by or have a relationship with parents The right to express opinions and be listened to Jake Hope, a leading authority on contemporary children's literature, has chosen stories from Cathy Cassidy, Maisie Chan, Joseph Coelho, AM Dassu, Anne Fine, Paul Jennings, Chitra Soundar and Elizabeth Laird; and poems from Valerie Bloom, Sita Brahmachari, Dom Conlon, Nicola Davies, Jamila Gavin, Maurice Gleitzman, CG Moore, Jackie Morris, Beverley Naidoo, RR O'Neill, Rashmi Sirdeshpande, Jordan Stephens and Benjamin Zephaniah.