The KIDS Report is a biweekly publication produced by K-12 students as a resource to other K-12 students. It is an ongoing, cooperative effort of 15 classrooms from around the world. Teachers assist and provide support; however, students select, evaluate and annotate all resources included in every issue of the KIDS Report.

The KIDS Report is published with a generous grant from John and Tashia Morgridge and with the support of the General Library System of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This issue of KIDS, dated February 1, 2000, was written and produced by Judy Patrick's class at Jefferson Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin.

In This Issue

• Child Labor in America
• Free the Children
• Story of my Cotton Dress
• Child Labor in Britain, 1700-1900
• Child Labor
• The Child Labor Coalition

Child Labor in America http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/index.html Do you want to know about Child Labor? If you do this is the site for you! We recommend this site for kids over the age of seven. We think it is an excellent site because it has a lot of graphics and information that goes with each one. It also has a lot of interesting stories about children and how dangerous it can be doing some of the jobs that they have to do. It tells about how hard the children must work, how little pay they get and how long they must work to get it. It also describes the kinds of jobs kids do, like making the things we use and wear. We think that this site has a lot of interesting facts on child labor. It has access to other links that are related as well. It is also very easy to use, well organized and easy to get from place to place. Reviewed by Jessica M. and Sam R.

Free the Children Http://www.freethechildren.org This site tells you basically about freeing children from child labor or helping children survive. This site is packed with links and graphics, and the information is great. I would recommend this site for people age nine and over. The site and organization was founded by a boy named Craig Kielburger. It is easy to read and well laid out. This site is consists of real stories about real kids. It is updated frequently. Reviewed by Calvin F.

Story of my Cotton Dress http://www.history.ohio-state.edu/projects/childlabor/cottondress Do you know what a spinner is or how about a doffer? Do you know what kids do in factories? Travel to Atlanta, Georgia with a young girl and her mother when they take a trip to a cotton mill to see how a cotton dress is made. This site has wonderful pictures and is very interesting to read. This site is also small and easy to use. It is recommended for kids over the age of seven. Reviewed by Molly S.

Child Labor in Britain, 1700-1900 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.main.htm Do you ever want to learn about child labor? If you do this site is for you. Did you know that children under the age of 18 had to work 10 hours a day? At this site it is easy to find your way around, plus there are many related links and there is information about child labor in Britain from 1700-1900. It also has great graphics! This site is organized by different topics including: Factory Workers, Life in the Factory, and The Factory Acts. This site is recommended for ten-year-olds and up. Reviewed by Sarah M.

Child Labor http://www.oneworld.org/guides/chld_labour/index.html Do you know why there is child labor? I've found a site that tells people why children of all ages are forced to work. This cool and informative site was made by a woman living in India. She knows a great deal about the subject of child labor. This small site has a great design and it is easy to read. There are many good quotes from different people. It is easy to find your way around and it has many links related to the subject. Some of the links are Child Soldiers, A Sporting Chance, and Voices of Youth. I think a good age level for kids to read this is nine and up. Reviewed by Matt M.

The Child Labor Coalition http://www.nclnet.org/child%20labor/clc2.htm The Child Labor Coalition is a great site on child labor. It is really well organized, easy to find your way around, and the text is very readable. Almost every time you click on one of the different topics it gives you a different list of items or articles to choose from. At the beginning there is a small blurb of what the site is about. It has lots of links that work. One of my favorite links is the one to the history place. Both sites have good pictures. Although the Child Labor Coalition has only a few pictures, the site has lots of topics to choose from. Examples are What's New, For Young Workers, What You Can Do, All About Child Labor, Children in the Field Campaign, and Resources. The information is really easy to read and has no errors. It includes a date when the site was last updated. There is an address in case you want to write to them, and there is an e-mail address too. There is no fee to use the site and they do not require your name to enter. The only thing I don't like is you need to scroll left and right, but it's worth it. Reviewed by Katie G.

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