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For Every Child
Drawing from the fifty-four principles adopted by the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, this photo essay provides an in-depth look at fourteen of the declarations that affect a child's everyday existence.
40 pages, Hardcover
First published November 2, 1989
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October 10, 2019
An important book to be shared about the rights of all children.
Beautifully Illustrated.
Beautifully Illustrated.
May 26, 2013
An Extraordinarily Important Book for and About Children
Indeed, this is a beautiful book; the work of the superb illustrators in this book (for example, Rachel Isadora, Jerry Pinkney) have graced many wonderful picture; here these extraordinarily talented artists use their precious gifts to convey a supremely important message. Herein lies the book's true value, the central tenets of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified in 1989, a decade after the 1979 UN Year of the Child, in honor of Janusz Korczak, the Polish pediatrician, children's book writer, orphanage director, and educator, who literally invented the phrase of acting "in the best interest of the child," upon which this ground-breaking international treaty is based. The central tenet of the UN Treaty and the tenets of Dr. Korczak, which inspired them, is "The Child's Right to Respect," to borrow the title from one of the Old Doctor's books. In addition to basic physical needs, the emotional needs of children must be taken into account. Children have a right to explore and define themselves in their own terms, for children, according to Korczak, "are people - not people-to-be, not people of tomorrow, but people now, right now-today." The child has a right to "be allowed to live and grow.. and grow... and grow... until we are grown up and can decide things for ourselves" (Right no. 6). In other words, we must accept children on their terms. Right 23 speaks to children with disabilities, while Right 31 proclaims the right to have time to play, in other words, to use their imagination and define their world. I cannot think of any message more important for adults to share with children - parents, teachers, and caretakers alike. To quote Janusz Korczak one more time,
"The child? Already human."
"The society? Not yet humane."
This critically important book is a critically important step in reversing this situation; anyone who cares about justice, about morals and ethics, about the future owes it to him- or herself to read this book and then share it with at least one child.
Indeed, this is a beautiful book; the work of the superb illustrators in this book (for example, Rachel Isadora, Jerry Pinkney) have graced many wonderful picture; here these extraordinarily talented artists use their precious gifts to convey a supremely important message. Herein lies the book's true value, the central tenets of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified in 1989, a decade after the 1979 UN Year of the Child, in honor of Janusz Korczak, the Polish pediatrician, children's book writer, orphanage director, and educator, who literally invented the phrase of acting "in the best interest of the child," upon which this ground-breaking international treaty is based. The central tenet of the UN Treaty and the tenets of Dr. Korczak, which inspired them, is "The Child's Right to Respect," to borrow the title from one of the Old Doctor's books. In addition to basic physical needs, the emotional needs of children must be taken into account. Children have a right to explore and define themselves in their own terms, for children, according to Korczak, "are people - not people-to-be, not people of tomorrow, but people now, right now-today." The child has a right to "be allowed to live and grow.. and grow... and grow... until we are grown up and can decide things for ourselves" (Right no. 6). In other words, we must accept children on their terms. Right 23 speaks to children with disabilities, while Right 31 proclaims the right to have time to play, in other words, to use their imagination and define their world. I cannot think of any message more important for adults to share with children - parents, teachers, and caretakers alike. To quote Janusz Korczak one more time,
"The child? Already human."
"The society? Not yet humane."
This critically important book is a critically important step in reversing this situation; anyone who cares about justice, about morals and ethics, about the future owes it to him- or herself to read this book and then share it with at least one child.
November 9, 2012
I like the idea of this book but have a problem with its failure to deal with children's participation rights - bored as all get out with the focus on protection and provision - these rights are meaningless unless we see them as offering children a way to be active agents of their own lives!
November 27, 2020
Summary: For Every Child by UNICEF is about the rights that every child has that society may not be aware of. Children have the right to grow and decide things for themselves. Every child has a name and a land to call their own. Every child should be loved and looked after regardless if they have a loving family or not. Every child has the right to be heard, no voice is too big or too small. No child, under any circumstance, deserves to be abused regardless if its their mom or dad; they shall be protected. Every child, no matter where they come from or where the live, is precious and deserves to be treated as such.
Analysis: I like this book because it say verbatim the rights that child have, and that there is no way around that. However, we live in an unfair and unjust world to where those rights will be broken. In addition, I also like that a major corporation such as UNICEF, was the one that published this book because it shows me how they are taking action in some way to help children who are in need.
For psychotherapy, I would use this story to help m clients who are children to realize that what that parents and or someone else they now, is doing to them is not right. I would also use this book to demonstrate to parents that their children have rights and when those rights are violated, I will have to report them and or who ever did it, to the proper authorities.
Analysis: I like this book because it say verbatim the rights that child have, and that there is no way around that. However, we live in an unfair and unjust world to where those rights will be broken. In addition, I also like that a major corporation such as UNICEF, was the one that published this book because it shows me how they are taking action in some way to help children who are in need.
For psychotherapy, I would use this story to help m clients who are children to realize that what that parents and or someone else they now, is doing to them is not right. I would also use this book to demonstrate to parents that their children have rights and when those rights are violated, I will have to report them and or who ever did it, to the proper authorities.
March 24, 2019
Some of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child's are paired with illustrations from different artists. The full declarations are included in the back.
December 21, 2013
Why I love it: This book is so lovingly made it’s impossible not to love it. Each page has a full spread of the artists visualization of the right that is written below. Each page is gripping in it’s love and tenderness. A couple are cute, like the one where Rubette Cole paints a baby head just starting to bloom from a flower and in a progression shows how he grows up to be a young man running to start his own life. Most are serious children, beautifully painted, but all are happy and healthy. And as Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu writes in the forward “In this book you will see many pictures of children as they should be—Happy, healthy, laughing, learning, holding securely to adults they can trust, who will protect and uphold their inalienable rights—the rights formally laid out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. These are the rights of all children everywhere and always.
As my friend, Joanna Marple, says on her blog on PPBF “Every Friday, authors and KidLit bloggers post a favorite picture book. To see a complete listing of all the Perfect Picture Books with resources, please visit author Susanna Leonard Hill’s Perfect Picture Books. ”
Have a Greaaat weekend!! XXOO
As my friend, Joanna Marple, says on her blog on PPBF “Every Friday, authors and KidLit bloggers post a favorite picture book. To see a complete listing of all the Perfect Picture Books with resources, please visit author Susanna Leonard Hill’s Perfect Picture Books. ”
Have a Greaaat weekend!! XXOO
June 24, 2012
For every child, is a book promoting the rights of children in words and pictures. The book includes 14 of the 54 rights and explains to children how these apply to them. Each double page relates to a different right of the child and is supported by an illustration by a different author. The pictures are extremely clear and can be used independently to encourage thinking and discussion.
This non-fiction book could be used as a resource in PSHE as it could encourage children to think about these rights and how they could apply them in their treatment of others. Children could also use these rights as a reflection point when they have behaved badly or mistreated another child.
This book could be read independently or as a large group across the primary school.
This non-fiction book could be used as a resource in PSHE as it could encourage children to think about these rights and how they could apply them in their treatment of others. Children could also use these rights as a reflection point when they have behaved badly or mistreated another child.
This book could be read independently or as a large group across the primary school.
June 1, 2012
Beautiful, love the different illustrators.
June 29, 2012
Yes yes yes! The UN rights of a child distilled. A world that honors these would be a wonderful world indeed.
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July 26, 2012Each page is from a different illustrator!
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February 22, 2015LSU 20
December 26, 2014
Great Book.
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