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The Sea Is So Wide And My Boat Is So Small: Charting A Course For The Next Generation (2008)

by Marian Wright Edelman(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1401323332 (ISBN13: 9781401323332)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Hachette Books

review 1: Read that someone talked about this book being great for parents (I think it was Jennifer Garner, Reese Witherspoon, you get the idea??)Decided it was a short little book and I could use some inspiration!Different than what I expected--lots of prayers and letters to people like teens, parents, politicians, but definitely made me think. The statistics of poverty and children dying were astonishing and made me really open my eyes!
review 2: This book is not an entirely original book in the sense that none of the ideas are necessarily new--in fact, some of it could come across as platitudinous, were it not for the fact that Marion Wright Edelman is the founder of the Children's Defense Fund and works everyday with underprivileged children, trying to make a differe... morent, better world. She knows firsthand what the real plight of our children is, and what we must do to bridge the gap between our actions and our ideals. In this sense, I found her words and ideas, in the form of letters to educators, community leaders, parents, etc., touching and motivating. I am often mindful of the responsibility I have not to just my own children, but to all children that are in need, and feel overwhelmed. What can I do? Edelman makes the case in this book that we must do more, that our collective future depends on it. less

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