Is Poverty a Serious Threat? (At Issue (Library)) (At Issue (Prebound))
When Rex was outed the summer after he graduated high school, his father gave him a choice: he could stay at home, find a girlfriend and attend church twice a week, or he could be gay—and leave. Rex left, driving toward the only other gay man he knew and a toxic relationship that would ultimately leave him homeless and desperate on the streets of New Orleans. Here, Rex tells the story of his coming out and his father’s rejection of his identity, navigating abuse and survival on the streets. Road...
Do Grownups Use Water Guns? (A Sensitive Topics for Kids, #10)
by Thomas Dahl
Captured History Migrant Mother How a Photograph Defined the Great Depression
by Don Nardo
Let's Talk about Staying in a Shelter (Let's Talk Library Set 7)
by Elizabeth Weitzman
When Lydia was five years old, she and her family had to leave their home. They hopped from Grandma's house to Aunt Linda's house to Cousin Alice's house, but no place was permanent. Then one day, everything changed. Lydia's mom took her to a new place -- not a house, but a big building with stone columns, and tall, tall steps. The library. In the library, Lydia found her special spot across from the sunny window, at a round desk. For behind that desk was her new friend, the librarian. Togethe...
Hand to Heart: Improving Communities (Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers)
by Jessica Cohn
Introduce readers to the various ways they can participate in volunteerism with this nonfiction title. Readers will discover many different charities and programs, including The Salvation Army, Feeding America, Habitat for Humanity, and Doctors Without Borders through vivid images, charts, and informational text. This nonfiction title aids in encouraging children to make a difference in their own communties by writing to newspapers or politicians or by participating in fund-raising and various p...
Quien Fue La Madre Teresa? (Quien Fue? / Who Was?) (Who Was...?)
by Jim Gigliotti
Presenta la vida de una niña albanesa, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, que se conoció como Madre Teresa y pasó la mayor parte de su vida sirviendo "a los más pobres de los pobres" en Calcuta, India. Presents the life of an Albanian girl, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, who became known as Mother Teresa and spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India.
Freckles and the Less Fortunate (Freckles the Bunny, #2)
by Vickianne Caswell
On Our Street (World Around Us, #1)
by Dr Jillian Roberts and Jaime Casap
Using illustrations, full-color photographs and straightforward text, this nonfiction picture book introduces the topics of homelessness and poverty to young readers.
A hard-hitting book on what the lockdown did to the people of India, particularly its young citizens· Discusses the importance of recognizing injustice and inequality in our day to day interactions· For ages 7 and up, the book shows the impact the 2020 lockdown had on Indian, particularly migrant labourers and children· Powerfully illustrated and sensitively told to create an important tool for parents and educators to help young readers question how we treat each otherIt is day 7 of the lockdow...
Looks at some of the causes and experiences of homelessness throughout the world and considers how societies might solve the problem and ensure every person a safe place to live.
The Rohingya Crisis has received international coverage for the brutal treatment of the refugees. This book hopes to enlighten children on the world around them and to help them understand what others are going through. This is often a difficult topic for parents to talk about and this book encourages children to improve the world. The children of today will be the adults of tomorrow, so it is important to educate them on the problems we are having now so that they can solve it in the future! A...
