Oh, The Things We're For!
Oh, The Things We're For!
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A new book by the author of A is for Activist is a rhyming, boldly illustrated vision of a better world.When you go to a marchAnd raise your sign highYou’ll make people smilewho thought you were shyAnd you’ll make people wonder, does that kid really know why?You DO know of courseThat’s why you are thereYou’re there to say STOP!What’s happening’s not fairThen they say, we know what you’re againstEnd poverty stop war…But okay then what are you for?Oh! What are we for! That’s my favorite questionAnd I’m sure it’s yours tooBecause you pay attentionYou have so many answersAnd so many optionsAnd so many solutions that you want to impartThe only hard question is where does one start?Oh, The Things We’re For! is a celebration of the better world that is not only possible, but is here today if we choose it. Today’s kids are well aware of the many challenges that they face in a world they are inheriting, from climate change to police violence, crowded classrooms to healthcare. Poetically written and beautifully illustrated in Innosanto Nagara’s (A is for Activist) signature style, this book offers a vision of where we could go–and a future worth fighting for. Oh, the Things We’re For! is a book for kids, and for the young at heart of all ages.

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Weight 0.436975 kg
Dimensions 1.0668 × 22.352 × 29.464 cm
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Year Published

2020-10-6
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For Ages

P-3
Publication City/Country

USA
ISBN 10

1644210142
About The Author

INNOSANTO NAGARA's new-wave board books encourage children to grow up with confidence in themselves, and to be proactive citizens who are passionate about causes from environmental issues to LGBTQ rights and civil rights. Nagara was born and raised in Indonesia, and moved to the US in 1988. After studying zoology and philosophy at UC Davis, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he worked as a graphic designer for a range of social change organizations, before founding the Design Action Collective, a worker-owned cooperative design studio in Oakland, California.

"Nagara’s direct, pragmatic approach to activism for a child audience reaches new levels of specificity and real-world application in this book … Vibrant colors infuse Nagara’s expressive, textured illustrations, which feature a diverse range of humans, protest signs, and symbolic as well as literal depictions of societal issues and potential solutions…. An accessible, all-too-timely manifesto for young activists (and everyone else)." —Kirkus Reviews "With Seussian rhyme, Nagara crafts a progressive call-to-arms about social justice topics, including universal health care, climate change, free public education, and prison abolition. Utilizing a framing device—a child questioned by skeptics—Nagara walks readers through a rhythmic summation of contemporary issues. Busily colorful digital art combines textures, gradients, and typography, reinforcing the energy with which Nagara conveys the necessity of standing up for various rights. Though the book meanders across a wide range of topics, and the rhyme prizes levity over clarity (“Look up! you exclaim./ What do you see?/ A HUGE ball of plasma!/ Clean energy for free!”), this primer offers a useful starting point for readers seeking to begin conversations about social justice." —Publishers Weekly

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