Photobiography of early twentieth-century photographer and schoolteacher Lewis Hine, using his own work as illustrations. Hines's photographs of ch...
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Apr 29, 2009
Kayleen
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I got this book for a quarter at a second-hand shop, and the reason why I picked it up is because my grandfather worked at the coal mines after dropping out of school in the second grade. I had never given much thought before as to what this experience would have been like for him, and I could never ask him since he passed away before I was born. This book gives me an idea, though.
This book is a collection of the photography of Lewis Hine, a schoolteacher turned photographer & activ More...
This book is a collection of the photography of Lewis Hine, a schoolteacher turned photographer & activ More...
Nov 23, 2009
Clay
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Kids at Work exposes the foreign world of child labor using startling images from Lewis Hine. In a world today where people are abhorred at the mention of child labor in the news or media, reading this book sheds light on a world foreign to most of us alive today.
Children were working long hours and starting as early as the age of three. They worked in coal mines, spinning houses, the food industry, almost anywhere, and for little or no money. Kids were robbed of their childhood and More...
Children were working long hours and starting as early as the age of three. They worked in coal mines, spinning houses, the food industry, almost anywhere, and for little or no money. Kids were robbed of their childhood and More...
Feb 24, 2009
Lynne
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Author, Russell Freedman, explores the life and passion of photographer Lewis Hine and his work on behalf of child laborers in the early twentieth century. This biographical text breaks Hine’s work into chapters and includes Hine’s startling black and white photographs of child laborers. While the text format does not lend itself to the reader, the large photographs that fill every-other page will invoke emotion and empathy.
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Apr 22, 2011
Jody
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A quick read (lots of photographs) about a nice man and teacher whose heart went out to children stuck working in mills, mines, canneries, and cotton fields back in the day before Child Labor Laws. He photographed them because "seeing is believing." He had to get sneaky lots of times, but he did it for the children. A moving, compelling book which makes my fifth graders sit up and pay attention. It makes me want to reach out and save a child who deserves a childhood and an educatio
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Jun 12, 2011
I saw an exhibit of Hine's child labor photographs at the New Jersey state museum in Trenton during our recent anniversary trip in May of this year. The photos were quite striking because they truly captured the hardships child labor in the early 1900s. This book is written for school children but was still an enjoyable read for me to learn more about the artist and his cause. Interestingly, I did not recognize any of the photos in the book as having been ones that were in the exhibit I saw.
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Apr 19, 2011
Phuong
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This book talks about child labor during the year of the Great Depression. Children were put to work because the labor was cheaper and back then they did not have any laws that protects this children. Despearate for money, many family have sent their children to work in factories days and night just to earn meager wages. Many children were being abused, and injured with no compensations. This book is a good book to learn about the pass and what have changed over the years with the laws and right
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Nov 25, 2008
Snorkle
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The photographs in this book were absolutely amazing. The startling clarity and richness of the faces were amazing. I couldn't believe that these photographs were taken almost a hundred years ago. A part of history that is not very well known, I liked how the author incorporated the photographs and Lewis Hine's life, giving me a brief look into the past. I immensely enjoyed this book, it was educational, had beautiful photographs and I learned more about something that I didn't know much abo
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Jun 13, 2011
Molly
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This is a great book to show today's kids -- they have no idea how good they have it! The photographs are waht really make the book fascinating.
Nov 25, 2008
B
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J 331.31 F An account of child labor in the United States along with the shocking black and white photos of Lewis Hine.
Jul 22, 2008
Amy
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Just shared this book with my children for the first time. Fantastic book for kids who are complaining about doing their chores. Definitely puts their life in perspective and helps them gain a great appreciation for the freedoms, liberties, and privileges they enjoy in this country and is an interesting conversation starter about how children in other countries still live. Photographs really bring the story close to home!
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