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It Takes a Village

by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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In celebration of the tenth anniversary of It Takes a Village, this splendid edition includes photographs and a new Introduction by Hillary Rodham Clinton.
A decade ago, then First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton chronicled her quest—both deeply personal and, in the truest sense, public—to help make our society into the kind of village that enables children to become smart, able, resilient adults. It Takes a Village is "a textbook for caring....Filled with truths that are worth a read, and a reread" (The Dallas Morning News).

For more than thirty-five years, Senator Clinton has made children her passion and her cause. Her long experience—not only through her roles as mother, daughter, sister, and wife but also as advocate, legal expert, and public servant—has strengthened her conviction that how children develop and what they need to succeed are inextricably entwined with the society in which they live and how well it sustains and supports its families and individuals. In other words, it takes a village to raise a child.

In her new Introduction, Senator Clinton reflects on how our village has changed over the last decade—from the impact of the Internet to new research in early child development and education. She discusses issues of increasing concern—security, the environment, the national debt—and looks at where we have made progress and where there is still work to be done.

It Takes a Village has become a classic. As relevant as ever, this anniversary edition makes it abundantly clear that the choices we make today about how we raise our children and how we support families will determine how our nation will face the challenges of this century.

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  • Release date

    December 12, 2006

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780743562614
      • File size: 103986 KB
      • Duration: 03:36:38

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 390
    • Text Difficulty: 1

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This year is the tenth anniversary of Hillary Clinton's primer on raising children in the contemporary world. For the most part, this is not the former first lady and presidential hopeful we all know. In a softer, almost neighborly voice, Clinton reveals intimate details about her childhood and the childhood of her husband. She laughs as she relates her father's favorite question to her: "How are you going to dig your way out of this, Hillary?" But she saddens when talking about Bill's life with an abusive, alcoholic stepfather. All of this leads into her main subject--how we can raise a new generation of strong, purposeful young adults. This is a sensible guide for all parents. M.T.B. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 4, 2017
      A single, bleak-looking tree stands on a hilltop. But the children gathered around it see something else: the centerpiece for a new park. They rally adults, the community rolls up its collective sleeves, and as the world comes into bloom, so does a new gathering place. Inspired by her 2006 book of the same name, Clinton’s unadorned text celebrates how civic spirit emerges: “We all have a place in the village, a job to do, and a lot to learn.” The narration remains largely in the realm of rhetorical generalities, even when tracking closely to the action. Most of the storytelling is found in Frazee’s delicately textured images, which exude energy, hope, and emotional authenticity. In one early spread, children and adults regard each other warily from opposite pages: it’s a big job—what can someone small do? The pages that follow answer by showing participation of all kinds as citizens young and old dig foundations, haul supplies, and plant flowers, and a colossal playground takes shape. Ages 4–8. Author’s agent: Robert B. Barnett, Williams & Connolly. Illustrator’s agent: Steven Malk, Writers House.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:390
  • Text Difficulty:1

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