Junior/Intermediate (Gr. 5-8) (3z...(Bbooks offer... an important opportunity to become acquainted with... social causes and to learn how to make a difference. In each volume, the first chapter spread defines the concept of being an activist, with reference to a specific cause. (3z(BAnimal Rights Activist(3y (Bdiscusses the differences between animal welfare and animal rights activists, related history, and such topics as vegetarianism, cruelty, and factory farming... Each volume includes a short list of suggested Web sites... introduced by a warning that they should be pre-screened by an adult--an unrealistic expectation and probably unnecessary with sites such as the World Wildlife Fund or the Sierra Club. Students researching animal rights may come across PETA's site anyway... valuable works introduce new concepts and possible plans of action to students, but their presentation is for a younger audience than is realistic... (3z <(BU+2013> School Library Journal, Feb/10.

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