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Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children
Jonah Winter
Illustrator: Nancy Carpenter
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-4498-1291-4
Keywords: picture book for older readers, child labor, activism, protest marches
Mother Jones narrates her own story of her protest march with child laborers. Watercolor illustrations capture her spirit and the times. Bibliography, author's note, endpapers featuring quotes.