Highlights the history, membership, mission, goals, and achievements of the United Way of America and other United Way organizations elsewhere in the world. Includes human interest stories, maps, t…
Discusses the arms trade, how it works, whether it is sufficiently controlled, and whether there are alternative forms of trade.
Presents the history of the ASPCA, discussing its origin, mission, goals, and achievements and providing some related human interest stories.
Explains air pollution and its effects, while providing ideas for readers to help keep the air clean.
Recycling materials is the easiest way for everyone, even kids, to get involved in saving the planet. This new book explores how our garbage is processed, the problems it creates for the environmen…
Explains how farming practices, poor soil, erratic rainfall, and economic and political factors have combined to produce Africa's famine, briefly looks at the history of famine, and outlines hopes …
Join Luke on his journey to protect what he loves with this engaging children's picture book about sustainability and acting green. After noticing the damage caused to the environment and animals d…
Reports of global warming’s catastrophic effects are everywhere: in newspapers, on the nightly news, even on movie screens. The subject can be so overwhelming that young people are often left wit…
Grade 5-8–Each book discusses the history, founder(s), early work, and core values of the featured group. Vibrantly colored maps show where the organization is located throughout the world. Handy…
The Battle for the Planet is a battle for our own survival. The nine chapters of this book unfold the full folly of the ways in which we abuse our natural wealth and indicate the likely consequence…