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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2011 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 3–6—The author's goal is to introduce children around the world and show how their lives measure up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. For each chapter, one of the articles is boxed, and a child in a specific country is highlighted; e.g., Sam was taken from his family in Sierra Leone and forced to join a rebel army. Smith reveals inequalities in such areas as food, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
This volume is packed with stories about children around the world in addition to thought-provoking child welfare statistics. The lack of map...Log In or Sign Up to Read More