We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures

by Amnesty International (Contributor)

Hardcover, 2008

Description

A commemorative edition of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly offers insight into the world's shared views about the rights of all people, with illustrations by artists from around the world.

ISBN

1845076508 / 9781845076504

Status

Available

Call number

341.48

Genres

Children's Books

Collection

SDG

Publication

Frances Lincoln Children's Books (2008), Edition: illustrated edition, 64 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member auntiesuze

This is an absolutely wonderful way to introduce children (and adults!) to the basic concepts of human rights and social justice. The statements are simple and straightforward, and the accompanying illustrations are at times whimsical, scary, heartbreaking and hopeful. Everyone should have this on

their shelf.

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LibraryThing member StephanieWA

This beautiful book, which has been illustrated by 30 different well-known artists, is an excellent introduction to The Universal Declaration of Human Rights for children. Each right is explained in child-friendly language and is accompanied by several illustrations and each with its own

accompanying font. When topics are difficult for younger children, the illustrations are done tastefully, as in the case for torture where the illustrator has chosen a doll which has been abused.

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LibraryThing member isln_reads

Booklist starred (December 1, 2008 (Vol. 105, No. 7))
Grades K-3. 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 child’s level. In the first spread—“We all have the right to life, and to live in freedom and safety”—John 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 Ann–style 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.

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LibraryThing member hgold

The real value in this book is the images. They are so diverse and several of them had me scrambling to find out who the artist is. I loved the diversity of the art in this book, I think it helps the underlining message of the diversity in people well. I don't agree with all of the things the

Declaration of Human Rights says, but I think it would be good for kids to be able to read it and decided what they think for themselves. It might be a good place to start a declaration of classroom rights in a third or fourth grade class.

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LibraryThing member HeatherBallard

I loved this book. I liked how the text is simply written and easy to understand. It is very straight forward. One thing I noticed is that the illustrations were very different from page to page. For example, one illustration is a fat, cartoon clown. Another is a painting of a very real-life

person. One I got to the end of the book it showed all of the different illustrators. I really enjoyed the different styles of illustrations within the same book. The big idea is that everyone is equal and should have the same rights.

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