Ingrid Newkirk at Cody's Books January 28, 2007

INGRID NEWKIRK introduces 50 AWESOME WAYS KIDS CAN HELP ANIMALS: Fun and Easy Ways to Be a Kind Kid. How do you roust today’s TV- and computer-dazed kids out of their comfy confines to get them busy making the world a better place? Just ask PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk, who over the past two decades has transformed animal rights from an obscure social movement into all the rage among young people from Manhattan to Manila, and who knows the kids who realize that when it comes to animals, cruel is definitely not cool. Her book is packed with everything from why tropical fish weren’t meant to be room decorations to how to stand up to teachers who think they can make you dissect a grog and how to handle that guy down the street who kicks his dog – stuff kids can really sink their teeth into. Through PETA’s two offshoots, PETAKids and peta2, and their popular respective Web sites, Newkirk has hooked teens and preteens up with many of their favorite celebrities, who also happen to be very pro-animal. Kids, parents, teachers, and friends: come learn from a real expert! 4:30 PM at Cody’s Stockton Street, San Francisco

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