{"product_id":"9781576876275","title":"Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhether  fighting for the environment, human rights, education, health, or  cultural preservation, a new generation of activist grandmothers across  the world are using their strength, wisdom, and hearts to make a  difference.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn  unheralded grandmothers' movement is changing the world. Insurgent   grandmothers are using their power to fight for a better future for   grandchildren everywhere. And they are succeeding. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrandmother Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e profiles activist grandmothers in fifteen countries on five continents who tell their compelling stories in their own words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrandmothers  in Canada, Swaziland, and South Africa collaborate to care  for AIDS  orphans. Grandmothers in Senegal convince communities to  abandon female  genital mutilation. Grandmothers in India become solar  engineers and  bring light to their villages while those in Peru,  Thailand, and Laos  sustain weaving traditions. Grandmothers in Argentina  teach children to  love books and reading. Other Argentine grandmothers  continue their  40-year search for grandchildren who were kidnapped  during the nation's  military dictatorship. Irish grandmothers teach  children to sow seeds  and cook with fresh, local ingredients. Filipino  grandmothers demand  justice for having been forced into sex slavery  during World War II.  Guatemalan grandmothers operate a hotline and teach  parenting. In the  Middle East, Israeli grandmothers monitor checkpoints  to prevent abuse  and the UAE's most popular television show stars four  animated  grandmothers who are surprised by contemporary life. Indigenous   grandmothers from thirteen countries conduct healing rituals to bring   peace to the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGianturco's full-color images and her heroines' amazing tales make \u003ci\u003eGrandmother Power\u003c\/i\u003e an inspiration for everyone, and it cements the power of grandmothers  worldwide. Please visit http:\/\/globalgrandmotherpower.com\/ for  additional information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e All author royalties will be donated to  the Stephen Lewis  Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign,  which provides  grants to African grandmothers who are raising AIDS  orphans.","brand":"powerHouse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150135050480,"sku":"9781576876275","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781576876275_p0.jpg?v=1763779222","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781576876275","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}