Our Rights!: Stories and Poems About Children's Rights - Hardcover

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Jake Hope is Chair of the Working Party on Diversity and Inclusion for the Yoto Carnegie Awards, the UK’s oldest and most prestigious book awards. Jake has curated exhibitions on children’s literature and written articles and chapters on children’s reading. He has spoken at book fairs and festivals around the globe and is passionate about libraries and reading. Jake has judged or chaired numerous awards, including the Costa Children's Fiction Prize, and has been a jury member on the Bologna Ragazzi award.

Chih-An Chen is a recent graduate of the Pop-Up Pathways Project. Pop-Up Pathways is a national initiative sponsored by Arts Council England, that develops emerging illustrators from under-represented groups.

Habiba Nabisubi is a recent graduate of the Pop-Up Pathways Project. Pop-Up Pathways is a national initiative sponsored by Arts Council England, that develops emerging illustrators from under-represented groups.

Ruthine Burton is a recent graduate of the Pop-Up Pathways Project. Pop-Up Pathways is a national initiative sponsored by Arts Council England, that develops emerging illustrators from under-represented groups.

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If you were asked to list the things which help to keep you safe, healthy and make sure your voice and views are heard, what would you choose? Perhaps you might mention the people that are important to you — your friends, and your family? Possibly you would think about the importance of where you live, or access to clean water and food? It might be you think about the things you learn and the way this helps you to better understand the world and your place in it. It may even be that you think about your right to think and feel, and to be who you are.
    Human rights help to protect us and make sure that we are treated equally and fairly. Our rights are a set of principles or freedoms that should apply to all people everywhere, no matter where they are from, the language that they speak, the religion they follow, their background or gender. Whoever people are, whatever they might have done in the past, people have rights that ensure they are treated properly.
    Children have special human rights because they need extra care and protection as they develop and grow. Children’s rights are written in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (see page 230). The Convention has been used since 1989 and 196 countries from across the world have come together to sign up to it.
    Perhaps you have heard of, or read about, people who have not been treated well. You might have seen things on the news which seem unfair. People often have different ideas about what treating people fairly means. Our rights help to guide us when disagreements like this happen. They also help us to recognise when we see others being treated unfairly and to know when this is happening to us. Knowing our rights can be a good way of helping to protect them.
    Stories and poems are a powerful way to think about our rights and feel how important they are. Before each story and poem in this book there is a little bit of information that introduces some of the main rights that are explored within it.
    All the authors, poets and illustrators who have generously contributed to Our Rights! are massively exciting. After reading some of their work you may like to explore more books by them. You will likely find that many of their other stories also explore aspects of children’s rights and what happens when these are denied. Enjoy the book and happy reading!