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Rebel

	Description
Rebel by Allan Baillie	This is a picture book which could be used from KS2 upwards and is based on a true incident in a Burmese village, where nonviolent resistance was successful in diverting the military Share the book with the group. If you have a large group you may need to scan the images and present on a screen. Remember, in Australia, a thong is a flip-flop!

Availability	Likely areas of Enquiry	Author	Age Group
Commercially Avaliable	Violence and non-violence Conflict Leadership Individual and collective action	By Allan Baillie, published by Ticknor and Fields, NY	KS2/KS3
Comments and Responses
This stimulus prompted two wide ranging dialogues with a group of KS2 pupils, the second one focussing on the causes of conflicts during which they reinvented the UN security council. Children’s philosophical questions – What does it mean to be brave? Why did the army want to take over the village? Why was the General so angry?