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We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures
We Are All Born Free The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures *Starred Review* Amnesty International has promoted the values contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for the last 60 years. To honor the signing of the document, each of its 30 articles, written in terms children can understand, is illustrated here by artists who beautifully bring these concepts, both basic and profound, to a ch... more »ilds level. In the first spreadWe all have the right to life, and to live in freedom and safetyJohn Burningham portrays a park in which children of all races and colors play together, capturing not just the image but the essence of the words. Some of the statements are not easy to illustrate for this audience, but the artists are up to the task. For instance, Jane Ray represents Nobody has any right to hurt us or to torture us in the form of a bloodied Raggedy Annstyle doll, shown across two pages on an expanse of white. The pictures range from realistic to fanciful; some of the art mixes both. Handsomely reproduced, the illustrations expand and enhance the powerful words. So much to look at, so much to discuss. Grades K-3. --Ilene Cooper« less