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Author: Anne Dublin (Association of Jewish Libraries Canadian Children's Book Centre Canscaip)
Publisher: Second Story Press
Imprint: Second Story Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 20.80cm
Weight: 0.204kg
ISBN: 9781927583760
ISBN 10: 1927583764
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 06 October 2015
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
... a well-paced dramatic story.-- ""CM: Canadian Review of Materials"" Dublin has undertaken a good deal of research, including archival investigations, to bring the period and its issues to life.... The twenty-two page teacher's resource guide, which is available online... provides a wealth of ways students can engage with this excellent piece of historical fiction.-- ""Canadian Teacher Magazine"" Historical events and characters are woven in among the fictional characters providing a context for the events that unfold. The story is fraught with difficult decisions that no young person should have to make, but it provides interesting historical insights for the youth of today.-- ""Jewish Book Council"" Intense, dramatic descriptions bring out the hardships of sweatshop life in the early 1930s... A realistic look at a hard-fought fight.-- ""Kirkus Reviews"" Organizations like ETFO [Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario] know that teaching young people about historic union experiences can not only help bolster our appreciation of our struggles, but also can connect us with the struggles of all workers today. 44 Hours or Strike! is a first step in making that connection.-- ""ETFO Voice"" Rose and Sophie are powerful characters who grow up through the suffering they endure... Excellent dialogue demonstrates character... and allows emotion to boil to the surface as strikers confront scabs.
... a well-paced dramatic story.-- CM: Canadian Review of Materials Dublin has undertaken a good deal of research, including archival investigations, to bring the period and its issues to life.... The twenty-two page teacher's resource guide, which is available online... provides a wealth of ways students can engage with this excellent piece of historical fiction.-- Canadian Teacher Magazine Historical events and characters are woven in among the fictional characters providing a context for the events that unfold. The story is fraught with difficult decisions that no young person should have to make, but it provides interesting historical insights for the youth of today.-- Jewish Book Council Intense, dramatic descriptions bring out the hardships of sweatshop life in the early 1930s... A realistic look at a hard-fought fight.-- Kirkus Reviews Organizations like ETFO [Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario] know that teaching young people about historic union experiences can not only help bolster our appreciation of our struggles, but also can connect us with the struggles of all workers today. 44 Hours or Strike! is a first step in making that connection.-- ETFO Voice Rose and Sophie are powerful characters who grow up through the suffering they endure... Excellent dialogue demonstrates character... and allows emotion to boil to the surface as strikers confront scabs.
Author Information
Anne Dublin is a former teacher-librarian and award-winning author living in Toronto. She has written two biographies for Second Story Press: June Callwood: A Life of Action and Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do Everything, as well as Dynamic Women Dancers, part of the Women's Hall of Fame Series. She has also written the children's historical fiction novel The Orphan Rescue.
