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This gloriously illustrated keepsake book will help young modern rebels find their inner hero. With quotes and stories from everyone from Abraham Lincoln to JK Rowling, Take A Stand is a fantastic collection of inspiration and activities. Readers can find out what heroes like Stephen Hawking, Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali would do in a range of challenging everyday situations featuring peer pressure, bullying, status anxiety, schoolwork and more. With life stories, quotes and advice from emancipated heroes, this is a liberating book to empower readers everywhere.
Contents
SPARTACUS (slave leader) - fought against the Roman Republic BOUDICCA (queen) - led an uprising against the Roman Empire ELIZABETH I (queen) - a successful monarch GALILEO GALILEI (physicist) - refused to keep quiet about the universe ABRAHAM LINCOLN (US president) - said no to slavery GANDHI (leader) - led a non-violent movement for Indian independence NELSON MANDELA (political activist) - campaigned against Apartheid MAYA ANGELOU (poet) - campaigned for civil rights MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. (minister) - led a civil-rights movement STEPHEN HAWKING (physicist) - didn't let a serious illness stop him MUHAMMAD ALI (boxer) - refused to fight in Vietnam HELEN KELLER (deaf-mute, activist) - overcame disability and founded the American Civil Liberties Union MARSHA P JOHNSON (trans-rights activist) - founding member of Gay Liberation Front KATHRINE SWITZER (runner) - first woman to run the Boston Marathon JK ROWLING (author) - refused to give up after being rejected over and over ANNE FRANK (author) - used a diary to express her views during World War II.
