On Our Street : Our First Talk About Poverty

Jaime Casap, Jillian Roberts

Description

A gentle introduction to the issue of poverty, On Our Street explores the realities of people living with inadequate resources.

Using age-appropriate language, this book addresses mental illness, homelessness and refugee status as they are connected to this issue. Insightful quotes from individuals and organizations such as UNICEF are included throughout to add further perspective on the issue. An invaluable section on how kids can help empowers readers to take what they have learned and use it to make a difference.

Sujets

• Lifestyles
• Juvenile Nonfiction
• City Life

Informations

• Publié par: Orca Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 13 février 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781459816190
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Our First Talk About Poverty
O n O u r S tre et
Dr . J i l l i a n R o be r t s a nd J a i m e C a s ap
I llu s t r a tio n s by J a ne H ei n ri c h s
The World
A round Us
T o my husband, Stephen, w ho has helped me become the best v ersion of myself
and w ho has empow ered me to try to make a difference in the w orld. — JR
T o my children, Elaine, W illiam and Azella,
w ho I know will change the w orld for the better! — JC
F or my daughter, Mar y . — JH
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When you venture out into the world around us ,
y ou ma y notice things that are ne w to y ou. The w orld is
filled with unique people, w ho li v e in a variety of different
w a ys.Sometimes people are happ y in these different
situations, and sometimes the y are not. It’s oka y to
ask questions w hen y ou do not understand
the w a y another person is li ving.