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MJ's Classroom: Shush!

"MJ enjoys saying 'Shush!' to his classmates until one of them says it back to him. What does this magic word do?" The fourth book in MJ's Classroom is based on Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Children should be allowed to express their opinions, especially in matters concerning themselves. They have the right to have their views heard and taken seriously.

MJ's Classroom: The UGB

"What is a UGB and what do you do when one turns up out of nowhere? Find out with MJ and his classmates Nur and Xiao Ming!" The third book in MJ's Classroom, this story is based on Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: The best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in all decisions and actions affecting the child, or children as a group. This hold true whether decisions are made by governmental, administrative or judicial authorities or by families themselves.

Mj's Classroom: The Shadow

  "When strange things start happening in class, MJ decides to investigate and finds the Shadow.  Who is this mysterious shadow?" The second book in MJ's classroom, this book is based on Article 6 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.: Children have a right to survival and development in all aspects of their lives, including the physical, emotional, psycho-social, cognitive, social and cultural.

MJ's Classroom: The Boy with a Tree on his head

"There's something different about Mark. When he joins the class, everyone laughs at him. Can MJ help Mark get along with the others?" The Boy with a Tree on his Head is the first of a series of four picture books written for the Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports (MCYS). This book is based on Article 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC): Children must not suffer discrimination "irrespective of the child's, or his or her parent's or legal guardian's race, coloir, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth or other status".