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Books in Children in Crisis series

  • Living As a Refugee in America: Mohammed's Story

    Helen Howard, Mohammed Nazari, Amy De Leal

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2005)
    Describes the social conditions in Afghanistan, focusing on the life of one refugee who moved to the United States with his family after his father disappeared.
  • Living in a Refugee Camp: Carbino's Story

    David Dalton

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2005)
    Discusses Sudan's civil war and its need for refugee camps, particularly focusing on the life of a man who describes what his life was like in his village and then in a refugee camp.
  • Bosnia: Civil War in Europe

    John Isaac, Keith Elliot Greenberg

    Library Binding (Blackbirch Pr Inc, Sept. 1, 1996)
    A United Nations photographer in Bosnia describes the conflict there, the bitterness among the ethnic/religious groups, and the plights of the victims, particularly children.
    Y
  • Living on the Street: Hamilton's Story

    Various, Colin Hynson

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, July 1, 2005)
    Discusses the many reasons why children take to the streets in South American cities and what kind of help is offered to them, particularly looking at one eighteen-year-old's life on the streets of a city in Brazil.
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  • Rwanda: Fierce Clashes in Central Africa

    John Isaac, Keith Elliot Greenberg

    Library Binding (Blackbirch Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 1996)
    A United Nations staff photographer presents an overview of Rwanda's history
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  • Living As a Child Laborer: Mehboob's Story

    Catherine Chambers

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2005)
    Discusses the reasons behind child labor practices, especially in India, and the international efforts to end child labor throughout the world, and describes the life of a thirteen-year-old Indian boy who works to support his family.
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  • The Middle East: Struggle for a Mideast Homeland

    John Isaac, Keith Elliot Greenberg

    Library Binding (Blackbirch Pr Inc, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Explores the human side of the Gaza Strip, a land torn apart by violence.
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  • Children in Crisis - Vietnam

    Keith Elliot Greenberg

    Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Aug. 1, 1996)
    Here is a unique opportunity to experience world events through the eyes of internationally acclaimed photographer John Isaac. The stirring images connect you to the struggles and triumphs of children and families from the world's most troubled regions. Accompanying Mr. Isaac's vivid photographs are his first-person narratives. Each provides an eyewitness account of people caught in dramas and events that made history.
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  • Living with AIDS: Mary's Story

    Helen Howard

    Library Binding (World Almanac Library, July 1, 2005)
    Discusses the problem of AIDS in South Africa, focusing on children whose parents have died of AIDS and how they survive.