Great Children's Picture Books on Social Issues (10 books)

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Picture books for elementary school children on social issues such as peace, war, famine, poverty, civic rights and responsibilities. Recommend review before reading to sensitive children.

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1		I Dreamt . . .: A Book About Hope by Gabriela Olmos (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1		Wild Cats (Suki & Finch, #1) by Rebecca Merry Murdock (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1		The Water Princess by Susan Verde 4.31 avg rating — 3,333 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1		Growing Peace: A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious Harmony by Richard Sobol 4.32 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1		Absurdimals: Lola Goes to School by Gwendolyn Javor 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1		Grace for President (Grace Series, 1) by Kelly DiPucchio 4.34 avg rating — 2,916 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		An Angel For Solomon Singer by Cynthia Rylant 4.22 avg rating — 418 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		From Far Away by Robert Munsch 4.03 avg rating — 509 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Arthur Turns Green by Marc Brown 3.84 avg rating — 380 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco 4.49 avg rating — 11,701 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

10 books · 6 voters · list created July 9th, 2015 by Cheryl (votes) .

Tags: children, famine, peace, picture-book, poverty, war

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