I’m undecided what number of youngsters asctually ask what’s Labor Day? It’s turn into synonymous with the unofficial finish of summer season, a three-day weekend, barbecues, and yeah, some fairly nice gross sales. A lot so, we type of blow previous it with out the tributes and memorializing we are likely to see on different American holidays.
Books to the rescue!
Previously, we’ve shared 9 beautiful kids’s books concerning the immigrant expertise and one in all our favorites on that record is the biographical image guide Courageous Woman: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909 (Amazon, B&N, bookshop.org, Libro.FM) by Michelle Markel and Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Candy.
It’s a gorgeous guide incorporating bits of cloth and scraps into the illustrations, and tells an vital historic story that simply could have your youngsters expressing gratitude for individuals who fought to gave us greater than a three-day weekend; they gave us safer factories, fairer pay, dignity for employees–and the struggle continues with employees trying to unionize at among the larger outlets and corporations all of us frequent.
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This occasion has all the time further particular that means to me for the reason that matriarch of my circle of relatives, my Nice Grandmother Tillie, was one of many authentic ILGWU members beginning up the Philadelphia space chapter quickly after the fireplace. Clara Lemlich, the heroine of the guide, was an immigrant to the US from Ukraine, similar to Tillie.
I additionally caught a evaluation on Amazon from Clara’s personal grandson thanking the authors, which is fairly cool.
Right here’s the place to seek out Clara and the Shirtwaist Manufacturing unit with reductions:
Amazon: 50% off
B&N: 10% off for Premium Members plus 3x factors
bookshop.org: 8% off with income supporting small bookseller
Kindle: 47% off
Libro.FM: further 30% off with code 30OFFAUDIOBOOK2024
Alternately, I discovered this glorious Labor Day for Youngsters read-aloud video on YouTube from Ishan’s Story Home, through which she reads the guide to kids. It’s is a pleasant quick watch, and I hope you think about buying the guide afterwards on your personal library.
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