Status
Coming Soon
Call number
Collection
Series
Genres
Publication
Kids Can Press (2016), 32 pages
Description
Though eight-year-old Aidan and his friend Gussie want to go to school, like many other children in 1903, they work twelve hours, six days a week, at a cotton mill in Pennsylvania instead. So when the millworkers decide to go on strike, the two friends join the picket line. Maybe now life will change for them. But when a famous labor reformer named Mother Jones comes to hear of the millworkers demands, she tells them they need to do more than just strike. Troubled by all she had seen, Mother Jones wanted to end child labor. But what could she do? Why, organize a children's march and bring the message right to President Theodore Roosevelt at his summer home in Oyster Bay, of course!
User reviews
LibraryThing member Karen59
Historical non-fiction for children is one of my favorite genres. I am usually excited to read any and all books for children and teens that tell a compelling story about real-world events. While On Our Way To Oyster Bay has beautiful drawings and good intentions it did not draw me in. The children
Show More
in the story felt flat with little personality and there was barely a sense of excitement or build-up to the end. There was not enough narrative and especially since this book is being marketed to children who are 8-12 year old it needed a much fuller story. I thought the call to action was accessible and well-drawn. Thank you to Netgalley and Kids Can Press for allowing me to review this book for an honest opinion. Show Less
Awards
Skipping Stones Honor Award (2017)
CCBC Choices (2017)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
32 p.; 9.38 inches
ISBN
1771383259 / 9781771383257