Standing Up to Mr. O. (1998) by Claudia Mills

Authors

Gareth B. Matthews, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Description

Fifth-grade Maggie's refusal to dissect a worm in science class is the first step on a philosophically-complicated path of moral awakening that will lead to conflict with her family, her friends, and her school. Claudia Mills’ middle-grades novel Standing Up to Mr. O. is an ideal text to introduce a discussion of moral issues concerning the treatment of animals. Almost all the points one would want to include in such a discussion are raised here, and they appear in a way that makes them immediately accessible both to teenagers and to their parents and teachers.

Publication Date

1995

Publisher

Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children

City

Montclair

Keywords

animals, animal rights, friends, philosophy for children, teenage rebellion, science education, science

Disciplines

Education | Philosophy | Science and Mathematics Education

Recommended Citation

Matthews, Gareth B., "Standing Up to Mr. O. (1998) by Claudia Mills" (1995). Middle Grades Books. 9.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkingstories_middlegrades/9