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Get Informed! Get Inspired! Get Going! The New York Times bestselling book of empowerment for kids. Make a difference in your world!
In a book that tackles the biggest challenges facing us today, Chelsea Clinton combines facts, charts, photographs and stories to give readers a deep understanding of the world around them--and how anyone can make a difference. With stories about children and teens who have made real changes big and small--in their families, their communities, in our country and across the world--this book will inspire readers of all ages to do their part to make our world a better place.
In addition to informing and inspiring readers about topics including Poverty, Homelessness, Food Insecurity, Access to Education, Gender Equality, Epidemics, Non-Communicable Diseases, Climate Change, and Endangered Species, this book encourages everyone to get going! With suggestions and ideas for action, Chelsea Clinton shows readers that the world belongs to every single one of us, and every one of us counts.
You can make a difference. You can make a change. It's your world.
Praise for It's Your World :
"Clinton clearly paid attention to her parents' discussions at the dinner table, and she capably shares the lessons they imparted about the future impact of what we do in the present."-- Publishers Weekly
"[A] terrific resource for junior activists."-- Booklist
"This book is a resource for children and teens who also want to make a difference and may not know where to begin or may have an idea for ways they can make a difference."-- VOYA
Author Notes
Chelsea Clinton is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World ; She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History ; She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game ; Don't Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe ; It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going! ; Start Now!: You Can Make a Difference ; with Hillary Clinton, Grandma's Gardens and Gutsy Women ; and, with Devi Sridhar, Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why? She is also the Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, where she works on many initiatives, including those that help empower the next generation of leaders. She lives in New York City with her husband, Marc, their children and their dog, Soren. You can follow Chelsea Clinton on Twitter @ChelseaClinton or on Facebook at facebook.com/chelseaclinton.
Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 5 Up-This effort aims to help young people understand their world and provide the motivation to preserve it, addressing a wide variety of topics, including poverty both globally and in the United States, education, gender equality, health and disease, and the environment. Each section is given an easy-to-understand overview, and Clinton, who also narrates, relates her personal experiences and gives background knowledge about the general topic and relevant issues. For example, when discussing health and disease, she shares her research and knowledge about the anti-vaccination movement, information about health problems affecting the poor disproportionately, and heart disease, which she learned about when her father underwent coronary bypass surgery. There is a lot of material covered here, and the audiobook may be more appropriate for an older age group than middle school level. Clinton speaks clearly and at a moderate pace, though with less passion or emotion in her voice than one would hope for such important ideas. A downloadable PDF provides much of the non-narrative material (charts, photos, graphs, website information) found in the book. VERDICT Only for those listeners who are already inspired to action. ["A solid addition to global studies or current events units or projects": SLJ 10/15 review of the Philomel book.]-Ann Brownson, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Writing for children about global social issues, Clinton encourages listeners to get involved and stay informed. She covers topics such as poverty, women's rights, public health, and the environment in straightforward language suitable for a middle school social studies class. She offers practical ideas that listeners can use to make actual changes. Listening to this audio book is like hearing your favorite young, enthusiastic, and sympathetic teacher educate you about social issues and tell you what you can do to have an impact. Clinton's voice is pleasant, and she strikes a perfect balance between a conversational tone and clear enunciation. Never sounding overly dramatic, she drives her points with great ease and enthusiasm. Throughout, Clinton references photos and charts from the book, which are available in a PDF form accompanying the audio edition. These materials are crucial to understanding the main points of the book; listeners are advised to keep them on hand. Ages 10-up. A Philomel hardcover. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
This book is a combination of autobiography, information about various topics (almost too many), inspirational messages, and practical tips about what young people can accomplish. Sections on U.S. and world poverty, education, women's rights, health care, and the environment are each appended with a long list of "Get Going!" action steps. Black-and-white photos and charts break up the browsable text. Ind. (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
From an activist who sent a protest letter to President Ronald Reagan when she was 5, a tally of urgent worldwide concerns and issues, with pointed calls to get the lead out. Clinton traces her lifelong involvement in social and environmental causes to family and to the classic 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth (1989). She intersperses carefully researched factual surveys and admiring profiles of other (mostly) young activists with her own experiences and opinions. Though these personal notes are fairly engaging, overall the nine topical chapters make dry reading: "Poverty and stunting are deeply intertwined. Parents living in extreme poverty are more likely to have children who suffer from stunting. Children who are stunted generally grow up less physically and mentally strong," etc. She also sidesteps complexity by, for instance, not mentioning complaints about Heifer International's deceptive donation model or ever, despite discussion of human trafficking, using the words "rape" or (except in the section on HIV/AIDS) "sex." Nor does she make it easy for young people patient enough to stay the course to strike out on their own. Though the many contact URLs that are buried in the narrative are at least repeated at the ends of their respective chapters, they come in bulleted lists of suggestions that tend toward either repetitive boilerplate ("Talk to your family and at least three friends") or generalities like "Stay away from secondhand smoke." Still, everything here is, or had better be, of compelling concern to young people, and her concluding "It's better to get caught trying" is inarguable if not exactly electric. Another voice in the chorus of calls to actionearnest and on target but more likely to be bought than read. (map, charts, infographics, index) (Nonfiction. 10-13) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Activist and vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, the author invites readers to take a hard look at the world and guides them in ways to make it a better place. The book's subtitle encompasses the scope of what Clinton is trying to do: help readers get informed through often eye-opening facts about topics as varied as poverty, gender equality, the environment, endangered species, and community health. For those eager to get going, each section ends with a list of specific ways to help solve problems, some as simple as ways to avoid passing on the flu, others as complicated as organizations to join to fight male-female inequality. Clinton's writing style is more earnest than engaging, and though she tries to personalize the narrative, it falls a bit leaden. That said, this is a terrific resource for junior activists, who may well be inspired by stories of people their own age who saw problems and tried to fix them. Few kids will read this straight through, but almost every kid will find inside it a way to help. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: As the only child of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Chelsea has been in the limelight most of her life, and her book promotion will no doubt garner tons of publicity. (And probably, because of her name, controversy.)--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2015 Booklist
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. vii |
| Part I It's Your Economy | p. 1 |
| Chapter 1 $1.25 a Day: Poverty Around the World | p. 3 |
| Chapter 2 $32 a Day: Poverty in America | p. 44 |
| Part II It's Your Right | p. 91 |
| Chapter 3 Time for School | p. 92 |
| Chapter 4 We're Not There Yet: Gender Equality | p. 133 |
| Part III It's Your Body | p. 177 |
| Chapter 5 Staying Healthy | p. 178 |
| Chapter 6 Viruses and Vaccines | p. 231 |
| Chapter 7 Bugs and Bacteria | p. 270 |
| Part IV It's Your Environment | p. 297 |
| Chapter 8 Weather Report | p. 298 |
| Chapter 9 Too Close to Gone: Endangered Species | p. 349 |
| It's Your World | p. 391 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 394 |
| Index | p. 398 |