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Recommended Resources for Youth and Children
(See also resources for Older Youth, Adults, Teachers & Leaders)
Al-Windawi, Thura Thura’s Diary: a young girl’s life in war-torn Baghdad London Penguin 2004
Amnesty International It’s in our hands: Stop violence against women London Amnesty Int’l Publications 2004
Amnesty International We are all Born Free: The UN Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures London Amnesty Int’l Publication 2008
Anderson, Hans Christian The Emperor’s New Clothes any edition
Bishop, Mary Harelkin Tunnels of Tyranny Regina Coteau 2005
Bland, Sue Madame de Toucainville’s Magnificent Hat Red DeerRed Deer College Press 1994
Bridges, Ruby Through My Eyes New York Scholastic 1999
Bull, Angela Anne Frank London Hamish Hamilton 1986 New York Alloy 2002
Buscher, Sarah and Ling, Bettina Mairead Corrigan & Betty Williams New York Feminist Press 2004
Castle, Caroline For Every Child: The UN Converntion on the Rights of the Child in words and pictures London Hutchinson London Random House 2000
Chevron, Jean-Jacques Tell Me About The United Nations ParisNouvelle Arche De Noe Editions1999
Coerr, Eleanor Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes New York Dell 1977
Cooper, Ilene The Golden Rule New York Abrams 2007
Cullis-Suzuki, Severn Tell the World: A Young Environmentalist Speaks Out Toronto Doubleday 1993
Ellis, Deborah Looking for X Vancouver Douglas and McIntyre 2003
Ellis, Deborah Off to War: Voices of Solders’ Children Toronto Groundwood 2008
Ellis, Deborah Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk about AIDS Markham Fitzhenry and Whiteside 2005
Ellis, Deborah The Breadwinner Toronto Groundwood 2000
Ellis, Deborah Three Wishes: Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak Toronto Groundwood 2004
Filopovic, Zlata Zlata’s Diary: A Child’s Life in Sarajevo New York Viking Press 1994
Frank, Anne The Diary of a Young Girl New York Pocket Books 1952
Garrison, Jennifer and Tubesing, Andrew A Million Visions of Peace Duluth Pfeifer-Hamilton 1996
Gorman, Jacqueline Gloria Steinem Milwaukee World Almanac 2004
Government of Canada Share in the Celebration! National Aboriginal Day www.inac.gc.ca/nad
Grahame, Kenneth The Reluctant Dragon New York Holiday House 2004
Halilbegovich, Nadja My Childhood Under Fire: A Sarajevo Diary Toronto Kids Can Press 2006
Halperin, Wendy Anderson & Pete Seeger Turn! Turn! Turn! New YorkSimon & Shuster 2003
Heide, Florence Parry Sami and the Time of the Troubles New York Clarion 1992
Johnson, Spencer The Value of Believing in Yourself: the Story of Louis Pasteur La Jolla Value Communications 1976
Keilburger, Craig and Marc Me to We: Turning Self-Help on its head Toronto Wiley 2004
Keilburger, Marc and Craig Take Action! A Guide to Active Citizenship Toronto Wiley & Sons 2002
Keilburger, Marc et al Take More Action Toronto Thompson Nelson 2004
Lewis, Barbara A. The Teen Guide to Global Action Minneapolis Free Spirit 2008
Linden, Dianne Peacekeepers Regina Coteau 2003
Meltzer, Milton Ain’t Gonna Study War No More New York Random House 2002
Milway, Katie Smith One Hen: How One Small Lon Made a Big Difference Toronto Kids Can Press 2008
Nivola, Claire Planting Trees the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai New York Foster Frances 2008
Peck, Ira The Life and Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York Scholastic 1968
Pogue, Carolyn A Creation Story Toronto United Church Publishing House 1998
Pogue, Carolyn A New Day: Peacemaking Stories and Activities Toronto United Church Press 2005
Pogue, Carolyn A World of Faith: Introducing Spiritual Traditions to Teens Kelowna CopperHouse 2007
Pogue, Carolyn After the Beginning Kelowna CopperHouse Press 2006
Pogue, Carolyn Counting Peace: A Counting Book to Colour Calgary Playing for Life 2006
Pogue, Carolyn The Colour of Peace: Peace to Colour, Draw & Sing Calgary Playing for Life 2008
Poole, Naomi Stop! Don’t Eat Me: Fair Trade for Kids Ottawa Peace Diviners 2004
Radunsky, V. et al What does Peace feel like? Toronto Atheneum Books 2003
Romain, Trevor Bullies are a Pain in the Brain Minneapolis Free Spirit 2005
Ross, Val You Can’t Read This: Forbidden Books, Lost Writing, Mistranslations & Codes Toronto Tundra 2006
Schimmel, Schim Children of the Earth…Remember Minnetonka NorthWord Press 1997
Schimmel, Schim The Family of Earth Minnetonka NorthWord Press 2001
Seuss, Dr. The Butter Battle Book New York Random House 1984
Shoveller, Herb Ryan and Jimmy and the Well in Africa that Brought them Together Toronto Kids Can Press 2006
Smith, David If the World Were a Village Toronto Kids Can Press 2002
Soto, Gary Cesar Chavez: A Hero for Everyone New York Aladdin Paperbacks 2003
Springer, Jane Listen to Us: The World’s Working Children Toronto Groundwood 1997
Strauss, Rachelle One Well: The Story of Water on Earth Toronto Kids Can Press 2007
Super, Gretchen What are Drugs? Troll Associates 1990
Suvanjieff, Ivan & Engle, Dawn PeaceJam: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace New York Penguin 2008
Taylor, Hannah Ruby’s Hope Winnipeg The Ladybug Foundation 2006
Van Gurp, Hetty and Lewis, Rick Sam and the Goodwill Sandwich Granville Ferry Peaceful Schools International 2008
Walker, Alice Why War is Never a Good Idea New York HarperCollinsKids 2007
Zalben, Jane Paths to Peace: People Who Changed the World New York Dutton 2006
Recommended Resources for Older Youth, Adults, Teachers and Leaders
Chong, Denise The Girl in the Picture: The Story of Kim Phuc, the Photograh and the Vietnam War London Simon and Shuster 1999
Dalai Lama & Victor Chan the Wisdom of Forgiveness New York Riverbead Books 2004
deGroot, Jennifer peace is… women imagine a peaceful world Mennonite Central Committee Winnipeg 2001
Gruwell, Erin Teach with Your Heart New York Broadway Books 2007
Hammond, Stephen Steps in the Rights direction www.stepsintherightsdirection.com 2008
Henderson, Michael All Her Paths Are Peace: Women Pioneers in Peacemaking West Hartford Kumarian Press 1994
Kaplan-Pierce, R. with C.Pogue Fade to Black (drama) Calgary, Playing for Life 2003
Koch, Connie 2/15: the day the world said NO to war New York Hello 2003
Off, Carol Bitter Chocolate: Investigating the Dark Side of the World’s Most Seductive Sweet Toronto Random House 2006
Orbinski, James An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-first Century Toronto Doubleday 2008
Pogue, Carolyn A New Day: Peacemaking Stories and Activities Toronto United Church Press 2005
Pogue, Carolyn A World of Faith: Introducing Spiritual Traditions to Teens Kelowna CopperHouse 2007
Pogue, Carolyn Remember Peace: Teaching Guide Courtenay Connections 2005
Pogue, Carolyn Seasons of Peace: A Teacher’s Guide Courtenay Connections Publishing 2007
Pogue, Carolyn The Art of Peace: A Camp for Kids ~ Wage Peace in Your Community~ A Handbook to Help 2008 Click here for free download
Schaefer, Carol Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet Boston Trumpeter 2006
Van Gurp, Hetty The Peaceful School: Models that Work Annapolis Royal Peaceful Schools Int’l 2006
Van Gurp, Hetty Creating Caring Schools: Peace Promoting Activities that Work Annapolis Royal Peaceful Schools Int’l 2007
Van Gurp, Hetty Peer Mediation Annapolis Royal Peaceful Schools Int’l
Van Gurp, Hetty Peace in the Classroom Winnipeg Peguis Press 1994
Whitmire Practicing Peace: A Devotional Walk through the Quaker Tradition Notre Dame Sorin 2007
Wolfwood, Theresa Believe in an ongoing universe Barnard-Boecker Press Victoria 2008
Updated January 2009
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