Little boys, some as young as 6, spent their long days, not playing or studying, but sorting coal in dusty, loud, and dangerous conditions. Many of these breaker boys worked 10 hours a day, six days a week all for as little as 45 cents a day. Child labor was common in the United States in the 19th century. It took the compelling, heart breaking photographs of Lewis Hine and others to bring the harsh working conditions to light. Hine and his fellow Progressives wanted to end child labor. He knew photography would reveal the truth and teach and change the world. With his camera Hine showed people what life was like for immigrants, the poor, and the children working in mines, factories, and mills. In the words of an historian, the more than 7,000 photos Hine took of American children at work aroused public sentiment against child labor in a way that no printed page or public lecture could.
Little boys, some as young as 6, spent their long days, not playing or studying, but sorting coal in dusty, loud, and dangerous conditions. Many of these breaker boys worked 10 hours a day, six days a week all for as little as 45 cents a day. Child labor was common in the United States in the 19th century. It took the compelling, heart breaking photographs of Lewis Hine and others to bring the harsh working conditions to light. Hine and his fellow Progressives wanted to end child labor. He knew photography would reveal the truth and teach and change the world. With his camera Hine showed people what life was like for immigrants, the poor, and the children working in mines, factories, and mills. In the words of an historian, the more than 7,000 photos Hine took of American children at work aroused public sentiment against child labor in a way that no printed page or public lecture could.
Michael Burgan has written numerous books for children and young adults during his nearly 20 years as a freelance writer. Many of his books have focused on U.S. history, geography, and the lives of world leaders. Michael has won several awards for his writing, and his graphic novel version of the classic tale Frankenstein (Stone Arch Books) was a Junior Library Guild selection. Michael graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in history. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his cat, Callie.
"Captured History" is the perfect name for a fascinating series
from Compass Point.-- "School Library Journal, "Flashback: These
Books of Historical Photographs Transp"
Photographs can change history. So contends this and other entries
in the valuable "Captured History" series. Breaker Boys'
straightforward text focuses on a 1911 photograph by Lewis Hine of
a group of boys who sorted coal at a Pennsylvania mine for 10 hours
a day. The four chapters discuss coal mining, children in the
mines, Hine and his work, and the slow changes in child labor laws.
Students will be able to identify the structure as cause and
effect, and analyze the role of the four chapters. They can also
look for sentences and paragraphs that develop the idea of the
political influence of photographs. To extend the topic, have
students find more Hine photographs about child labor at the
Library of Congress website or Flickr.com that can be used in
presentations.-- "School Library Journal, "Core Essentials: 20
Outstanding Nonfiction Books for th"
It was not too long ago that child labor was common practice in the
United States. Children as young as six worked 10-12 hours a day in
dirty, dangerous mine and factory positions, making pennies per
hour. While today we would be scandalized by these conditions, it
took the photographic works of individuals like Lewis Hines to
bring these realities to light. In Breaker Boys, young readers will
explore the photographs and the history behind them.-- "Barnes
Noble Kids blog"
The use of photography to document history is the guiding theme of
this series from Compass Point. In this particular volume the
photos of Lewis Hines from the early 1900s and his visual witness
to the child labor atrocities drove the movement to change these
horrible conditions for children. Beginning with the heart-stopping
oversized photo on the cover of the book, the story of child labor
in the United States unfolds.-- "Reading Today Online"
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