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Poverty and hunger

Call Number

  • J 362.5 SPIL (CEN, EAS, WSQ)

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Edition

First edition for the United States and Canada.

Publication Information

Hauppauge, NY : Barron's, 2017.

Physical Description

32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Summary

An introduction to poverty and hunger answers such questions as what hunger and poverty are, how people around the world are affected by both, and how readers can help them.

Notes

First published in Great Britain in 2017 by Wayland.

Contents

  • Poverty and hunger
  • Who is poor and hungry?
  • Why are people poor and hungry?
  • The cost of war
  • Natural disasters
  • Health problems
  • Children missing out
  • People who help
  • Helping farmers
  • Improving health
  • How schools help
  • Talk about it
  • How can you help?
  • Find out more.

Added Authors

Hanane Kai