In addition to writing books for children on issues of social justice, Anne works with kids on these issues too, often using her books to do so.

CHILD LABOR:

A group of fifth graders and their teacher were studying the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, which calls Catholics to act for justice. The fifth graders answered that call.

Anne worked with them in researching a tremendous injustice, child labor. They learned of their peers laboring in dangerous conditions of:

• fireworks factories
• brick making
• sweatshops
• agricultural work
• carpet making
• domestic servants
• child soldiers
• diamond mining
• garbage workers