Child Labor

Are you a first-time mother, or are you pregnant again after a loss? Do you feel overwhelmed with your condition, the delivery, or the overall motherhood journey ahead? Are you looking for ways to ease your mind, and to experience an empowering pregnancy and a mindful childbirth? If so, these 1000+ affirmations are for you, as they will boost up your confidence and internal strengths through meditation and positive thinking. 

If this is your first time as a mom, then you are probably feeling overwhelmed. Being a mom might seem too much for you to handle right now and no matter what other people say, the feeling of worry just won't go away. If you want to be just one of those moms who doesn't stress about the little things, then First Time Mom's Survival Handbook is the best audiobook for you. Arming yourself with enough information allows you to know what to expect - and prepare yourself for anything.

Did you know that a long time ago, kids had to do hard labor? It was the only means to bring food to the table. This audiobook will reveal the sad truths about child labor in history. Looking back to the darkest periods of humanity will help kids realize how lucky they are to be living in the present.

The death sentence of slavery is still a harrowing reality for far too many—both young and old—despite the improvements of the 21st century. Bruce Ladebu and his team are determined to rescue as many as possible, to bring slavery to an end, and to provide food, shelter, education, and freedom to as many of these oppressed people as they can. Out of the Slave Fields shares the heartfelt, true stories of child labor today and the rescuers who have made it their mission to get justice for children.

It's the year 1910 in Pownal, Vermont. At 12, Grace and her best friend, Arthur, must leave school and go to work on the looms in the mill. Together they write a secret letter to the Child Labor Board about underage children working in their town, and a few weeks later a man with a camera shows up. It is the famous reformer Lewis Hine, undercover, collecting evidence for the Child Labor Board.

This is a story from the Tales from the Greek Legends collection.

King Ferdinand's plan to ban ladies from his court to focus on his studies seems like a great one—until the Princess of France and her friends arrive and he falls in love! Can Ferdinand and his friends break their own law?

The Mill - set in early 19th-century Cheshire - was Channel 4's biggest drama launch of 2013, and captivated viewers with the tales of the lives of the young girls and boys in a northern mill. Focusing on the apprentices at Quarry Bank Mill, David Hanson's book uses a wealth of first-person source material including letters, diaries, and mill records, to tell the stories of the children who lived and worked at Quarry Bank throughout the 19th century.

Labor unions are groups of organized individuals that aim to protect and further their rights and interests. Before there were labor unions, there were issues of slavery, unsanitary working conditions, and a high number of work-related illnesses, and even deaths. So, where did the idea of labor unions start? Who started the first labor union? Know the answers in this history book for kids.

On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burst into flames. The factory was crowded. The doors were locked to ensure workers stayed inside. One hundred forty-six people - mostly women - perished; it was one of the most lethal workplace fires in American history, until September 11, 2001. But the story of the fire is not the story of one accidental moment in time. It is a story of immigration and hard work to make it in a new country, as Italians and Jews and others traveled to America to find a better life.

In Mount Dragon, einem Forschungslabor in der Wüste von New Mexico, arbeiten Wissenschaftler an einem Präparat, das Tausenden von Menschen das Leben retten könnte. Doch etwas läuft gewaltig schief in diesem Labor...

Field has spent his adult life fighting against poverty in Britain, through parliament and through his strong personal influence. Poverty for him has injustice at its root and as he explains in this book, he has found allies on all sides of the political spectrum. He was appointed by Tony Blair to be the Secretary of State for Pensions, but the reforms he advocated were so radical and essentially just, that Tony Blair could not contemplate them and Field stood down. Previously he had been Chairman of the Work and Pensions Select Committee under John Major.

In Mount Dragon, einem Forschungslabor in der Wüste von New Mexico, arbeiten Wissenschaftler an einem Präparat, das Tausenden von Menschen tagtäglich das Leben retten könnte. Doch etwas läuft gewaltig schief in diesem Labor...

Famous for his superhuman strength, Hercules is the most popular hero in Greek mythology. The son of Zeus - king of the gods - and a mortal mother, Hercules faces the wrath of Zeus' wife, Hera, who resents her illegitimate stepson and vows to bring him misery. With her magical powers, she tricks Hercules into performing a series of 12 seemingly impossible labors, each one a test of his strength, courage, cunning, and fighting skill. Is Hercules strong enough to foil her scheme?

NEA's Reach for Power exposes the National Education Association (NEA) for what it really is and provides a hands-on guide for teachers, parents, and communties to increase their voices in bringing education back to the children.