by Warren Binford (Compilation), Michael Garcia Bochenek (Foreword)
The Testimony of Children
A moving picture book for older children and families that introduces a difficult topic, amplifying the voices and experiences of immigrant children detained at the border between Mexico and the US. The children's actual words (from publicly available court documents) are assembled to tell one heartbreaking story, in both English and Spanish (back to back). Each spread is illustrated in striking full-color by a different Latinx artist. A portion of sales will be donated to human rights organizations that work with children on the border.
Hear My Voice/Escucha Mi Voz: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Border
Project Amplify is a national campaign launched to establish legal protections for children in government care so that the brutality discovered on the border never happens again. Project Amplify's lead organizer is Warren Binford, an internationally recognized children's rights scholar and advocate who holds a tenured position as Professor of Law. She founded Willamette's Child and Family Advocacy Clinic, which has provided pro bono legal support to children and families in crisis, as well as guidance on legislation and public policy.
Michael Garcia Bochenek (foreword) is senior counsel to the Children's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch, focusing on juvenile justice and refugee and migrant children. He has researched and reported on criminal and juvenile justice systems and prison conditions, the protection of refugees and internally displaced persons, the exploitation of migrant workers and other labor rights issues, the rights of LGBT persons, and rights violations in armed conflict, including the use of children as soldiers. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish and Portuguese. Michael lives in New York.
ISBN: 9781523513482
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Binding: Hardcover
Language(s): Spanish, English, Multiple Languages
Pub Date: April 13, 2021Target Age Group: 08 to 11
Pages: 96
-Children -Immigrants
- Bilingual -Mexican-American Border
- Refugee children -detention centers