José Speaks out
Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2024.
Format: Book
Description: 61 pages : (some) colour illustrations ; 21 cm.
"José Mujica: former revolutionary, past president of Uruguay and contemporary climate activist. In José's 2013 speech to the UN Assembly, he criticizes the contemporary economy, the inequalities of the world and the consumerism that drives our daily lives and pushes us to buy more and more. In his endearing and forceful style of speaking, José condemns our wasteful way of life, explaining that if we all lived like the average American, then we would need three earths. Today, he says, it is time to create a world without borders, where we consider the planet as a home where we are all equal. Only through governing ourselves as a species will we be able to make way for a world that focuses on what is truly important: our relationships with each other, and how we relate to the world we all live in. José's famous speech, translated for middle-grade readers, is strikingly illustrated by acclaimed illustrator Guridi and followed by an analysis written by Dolors Camats. The Speak Out series publishes the most inspiring speeches of our times, then deconstructs them to give young readers a deeper understanding of global issues and the power of language to influence them."-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Speak out series (Groundwood Books (Firm)) ; 4.
Other Authors:
Camats, Dolors, writer of added commentary.
Jarrín, Sofía, translator.
Nieto Guridi, Raúl, 1970- illustrator.
Camats, Dolors, writer of added commentary.
Jarrín, Sofía, translator.
Nieto Guridi, Raúl, 1970- illustrator.
Subjects:
Mujica Cordano, José Alberto, 1934- -- Juvenile literature.
Environmental justice -- Juvenile literature.
Environmental protection -- Juvenile literature.
Environmentalism -- Juvenile literature.
Environmentalists -- Juvenile literature.
Mujica Cordano, José Alberto, 1934- -- Juvenile literature.
Environmental justice -- Juvenile literature.
Environmental protection -- Juvenile literature.
Environmentalism -- Juvenile literature.
Environmentalists -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781773067254
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C SOCIAL SCI Muj | Main (Downtown) | Children's NonFiction | Coming Soon |
Translation of: Soy del sur, vengo del sur. Esquina del Atlántico y el Plata.
Includes bibliographical references.
Issued also in electronic formats.
Text in English. Translated from the Spanish.
Includes bibliographical references.
Issued also in electronic formats.
Text in English. Translated from the Spanish.