Yeny and the Children for Peace

By Michelle Mulder

Yeny and her family have escaped from the violence in their mountain village in Colombia. But still there are armed men who have kidnapped her uncle and bullies at school. Yeny and her friends organize a peace carnival and a national vote for peace.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1897187459
• ISBN13: 9781897187456
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Second Story Press
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A moving story that will motivate children, highly recommended

Children can make a difference if they put their hearts to it. "Yeny and the Children for Peace" tells the story of young Yeny and her protests against Columbia's history and high occurrence of violent acts, kidnappings, shootings, bombings, and much more than that. Every year these children gather to protest and ask for a day of peace, earning a Nobel Peace Prize nomination every year since. "Yeny and the Children for Peace" is a moving story that will motivate children, highly recommended.