An international look at children's rights, exploring global issues
faced by children, encouraging compassion and empathy. Illustrated by
award-winning illustrator Marc Martin.
When you were born, a song began...
So begins this lyrical and unique nonfiction picture book by
award-winning children's author Nicola Davies. With tenderness and
heart, Nicola introduces young readers to the universal rights that
every child is entitled to under the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child.
Using the metaphor of song, the book opens with the arrival of a newborn
and its unique "song," then pans out to explore all the essential things
that every song needs to thrive--love, protection, a home, a name, the
chance to explore and learn. In the latter half of the book, the issues
of child labor, exploitation and war are sensitively introduced to
emphasize that we all must play our part in championing children's
rights and offering support to those who need it most.
With deeply moving watercolor illustrations by award-winning artist Marc
Martin, this is a book that encourages children and adults alike to
speak up for young people all around the world, and to treat one another
with compassion and kindness.
Crocodile Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing, will donate 5% of
the selling price of each book sold to The Young Center for Immigrant
Children's Rights, a human rights organization that advocates for the
rights and best interests of immigrant children.
About The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights:
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights is a human rights
organization that advocates for the rights and best interests of
immigrant children. It protects and advances the rights and best
interests of immigrant children according to the Convention on the
Rights of the Child and state and federal law. It is a champion for the
rights and best interests of unaccompanied immigrant children, making
sure that wherever they land, whether here in the U.S. or in their home
country, they are safe.
