Children's books for trade union families
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All the following titles are available online from LabourStart through our partnership with Powells.com, the unionized bookshop. To order a book securely, just click on the link.
For additional resources, check out the California Federation of Teachers guide.
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Missing from Haymarket Square, by Harriette Robinet. " May 1, 1886. Eighty thousand workers will march at a demonstration in Haymarket Square in Chicago, and Dinah's father is taken prisoner to prevent his participation. But Dinah is determined to free him even though the march and the subsequent riot put her in danger. " $16.00. |
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Lyddie, by Katherine Patterson. Tells the story of a child labourer in Massachusetts fabric mills in the 1800s. Goes into great detail about working conditions at that time, without being overbearing. For ages 12 up. Priced as low as $2.99. |
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Fire!: The Beginnings of the Labor Movement , by Barbara Diamond Goldin. A fictionalized account of the infamous 1911 Triangle factory fire in New York City. For ages 7 - 11. Recommended by the California Federation of Teachers in their "Labor Education for the K-12 Curriculum: Research Guide for Teachers". Only $4.99. |
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Click, Clack, Moo - Cows That Type, by Doreen Cronin. Rosalind from Philadelphia writes: "It's a great story of cows that organize, find solidarity with the chickens and negotiate to get their demands met. Wonderful surprise ending." The book is recommended for 3 - 7 year olds, was a 2001 Caldecott Honor Book and was named one of the Best Children's Books 2000 by Publisher's Weekly. $8.95. |
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The Bobbin Girl, by Emily Arnold Mccully, is aimed at 4 to 8 year olds, and is based on the memoirs of an 1830's mill girl in Lowell, Massachusetts. The book is illustrated with watercolor and pastel paintings. Ten-year-old Rebecca Putney works as a bobbin girl at the local mill in an effort to help support her family. When there is talk of a strike at the mill to protest low wages and dangerous working conditions, Rebecca must decide if she wants to risk her job and join the protestors. As low as $10.50, used. |
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Si, Se Puede - Yes, We Can!, by Diana Cohn, is a new bilingual children's book (in Spanish and English) about the 8,000 Los Angeles janitors who went on strike in April, 2000. It's beautifully written and illustrated and I personally found it very touching. $15.95. |
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