A is for Activist

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A is for Activist offers an opportunity for parents to explore their values with their children. At this time in history we need books for children that use words like justice, ally, freedom, and advocate.”” Second of all, what do you mean “donkeys don’t get it”? Are you inviting the reader to a discussion about how left wing groups tear themselves apart in never ending tests of idealogical purity while right wingers have no problem voting along party lines, whatever their personal squabbles? Or are Democrats just “bad at winning elections”? The problem is a lot more complicated than that—how about “G is for Gerrymandering, V is for Voter Purges”? I love the different topics that are touched upon: co-ops, grassroots, equal rights, LGBTQ, and peace marches. I feel like it could be a great way to introduce a child to these topics which could then lead into a deeper discussion if it piques their curiosity. My son is still too young to understand any of it, but he sees that I enjoy reading it to him and that makes him excited. It truly is a refreshing read! It's fun to read words that resonate and can be spoken passionately. It is dispiriting to note that those to whom we have entrusted the education of our children in the primary and public schools are woefully under-educated practitioners of the discipline.In an article titled" Educational Rot," Walter Williams laments "the low academic quality of so many teachers."Williams is referring to the abomination of teacher training colleges, which recruit the dregs of the graduate schools, catering to candidates "who have the lowest academic test scores."The same applies to graduates of the gender studies programs in the universities, who, unfit for productive employment, often end up in the K-12 classroom.The damage such instructors do to the public school system and to our children is incalculable. There’s now a whole spread of children’s books responding directly to the political landscape and the phenomenon of Donald Trump.

Innosanto Nagara – Author, Illustrator, Activist Designer

A happy and well educated child is the optimum goal for early education.That such an aim is conspicuous by its absence and remains differentially elusive should not deter us from the struggle to achieve it as best we can.In the long run, happiness comes with work, integrity, self-respect, and mental discipline.These are qualities that the institutional monolith cannot foster.

The alliteration, rhyming, and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues it brings up resonate with their parents’ values of community, equality, and justice. This engaging little book carries huge messages as it inspires hope for the future, and calls children to action while teaching them a love for books. The rule of thumb for conservation educators and teachers is that up to grade 4, we teach children the GOOD only. The wise mentors teach to love all critters, the earth, and treat all living beings (including humans) with respect. In this vulnerable age, we do not brainwash them with terminology they do not understand or tell them what is the right opinion to have on an issue (whether it's an opinion we support or disagree with). We raise them to be their purest, kindest, and most wise selves. Children will naturally be empathetic, compassionate, respectful, and kind hearted with proper mentorship and without the need of ideological suggestions at such a young age. PDF / EPUB File Name: A_is_for_Activist_-_Innosanto_Nagara.pdf, A_is_for_Activist_-_Innosanto_Nagara.epub

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A is for Activistis an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that activists believe in and fight for. No reader is too young to start their journey, and A Is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara proves that… Bright, engaging illustrations sit alongside rhymes that have purpose. For parents who want to raise a socially aware, progressive child from day one, this ABC book is the perfect start.”

Oh my God,” Rizik-Baer recalled thinking. “She needs to see more examples of little girls who look like her who are also seen as being smart.”

A is for Activist | Penguin Random House Elementary Education A is for Activist | Penguin Random House Elementary Education

Trained to follow a leftist curricular agenda, a majority of K-12 teachers are set on molding the social justice warriors, anti-free market revolutionaries, radical environmentalists, global warmists, and feminist Furies of the future.The exclusion of the traditional focus on writing skills, effective reading, civics, maths and sciences, and the counter-emphasis on "social justice" themes in the public schools constitutes the first stage of the systematic dumbing down – what historian Niall Ferguson calls The Great Degeneration– that afflicts our society. H is for Healthy food – a human right. Honeydew, jicama, nature’s delight. Hummus, Hot dogs, Havarti cheese. Hot dogs!?! Yes! Healthy hot dogs please! (And pizza.)” As the National Coalition Against Censorship's statement (see below)concludes: Freedom of expression ensures that we can meet the challenges of a changing world. That freedom is critical for the students who will lead the world in the years ahead. We must fight to defend it. #BooksNotBans

Rona Renner(RN, Parent Educator, Host Childhood Matters RadioShow): Innosanto Nagara’s book “A is for Activist” is beautiful, inspiring, and offers an opportunity for parents to explore their values with their children. At this time in history we need books for children that use words like, justice, ally, freedom, and advocate. Our children are the activists who will help to heal the world. Our Spanish-language imprint represents a major ongoing effort to introduce important English-language texts to new readers. Adventures in Public Schoolingmanages to hide the reality of mediocrity and indoctrination that characterizes the public school system under a veneer of lighthearted ebullience. sprightly injunctions, sandwiched between bright cardboard covers, are a sampling from A Is for Activist a popular alphabet primer. The Cat in the Hat for a new generation… These and similar offerings seek to captivate a generation still too young and unformed to have acquired a name.””