Doctors Without Borders

by Katie Marsico

Overview

Volunteers and workers do many different jobs. Each of these international groups is important in its own way. Around the world people are working to provide disaster relief, urgent medical care, and immunizations. Others help give children access to education, treat disease outbreaks, and supply food. Have you ever wondered how this important work gets done? How do these organizations help? What kinds of problems do they have to solve? Read the How Do They Help? books to learn more about how people help in your community and around the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631880704
Publisher:	Cherry Lake Pub
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Series:	Community Connections: How Do They Help?
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 10 Years

Table of Contents

Supporting Survival 4

Working Beyond Boundaries 10

Several Important Services 16

Glossary 22

Find Out More 23

Index 24

About the Author 24

Editorial Reviews

12/01/2014
Gr 2–5—Aiming to inspire intellectual curiosity and nurture a child's emerging social conscience, these books give readers a look at the important work of several humanitarian organizations. Covered here are groups that help those in need, regardless of political or religious affiliation, with a particular focus on assisting impoverished people. UNICEF presents the plight of child workers to illustrate the kind of social causes they deal with; each book follows this structure and also provides the history of the organization and describes the various jobs performed by those within the organization. Action words appear on every spread, inviting readers to continue to explore the issues, ask questions, and get involved to make a difference. These calls to action are age-appropriate and are a great way to inspire children to get into a humanitarian mind-set. Although the visual design lacks harmony in terms of color, the content here is strong enough to make these series titles valuable, especially for schools with service-learning programs.—Joy Piedmont, LREI, New York City

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