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This informative book describes the dangers and instability of living in a conflict zone, especially for children. Simple things like education and having enough food, medicine, and safe water to drink are no longer guaranteed. Examples of contemporary conflicts show how children's lives are affected, and help explain why the United Nations felt the need to create the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Free downloadable Teacher's Notes.

This book shines a light on the disturbing practice of recruiting children as soldiers into conflicts around the world today. Many are physically abducted and desensitized to violence. If they survive, the only way they can be reintegrated into their communities is through physical and emotional rehabilitation"--

Sharing borders with five countries, Switzerland is known for the beauty of its mighty Alps and its multicultural society. Read all about the country's land and resources, the population-dense central plateau, and its early settlement, as well as daily life and culture today for people across Switzerland"--

Indonesia is made up of more than 17, 000 islands, with lush rain forests, mountainous interiors, mangrove forests, rich coral reefs, and sandy beaches. Read all about the country's land and resources, the environmental challenges it faces, and the impact of colonization by Europeans, as well as daily life and culture for people across Indonesia"--

Sharing borders with five countries, Switzerland is known for the beauty of its mighty Alps and its multicultural society. Read all about the country's land and resources, the population-dense central plateau, and its early settlement, as well as daily life and culture today for people across Switzerland"--

Indonesia is made up of more than 17, 000 islands, with lush rain forests, mountainous interiors, mangrove forests, rich coral reefs, and sandy beaches. Read all about the country's land and resources, the environmental challenges it faces, and the impact of colonization by Europeans, as well as daily life and culture for people across Indonesia"--

This book shines a light on the disturbing practice of recruiting children as soldiers into conflicts around the world today. Many are physically abducted and desensitized to violence. If they survive, the only way they can be reintegrated into their communities is through physical and emotional rehabilitation"--

This informative book describes the dangers and instability of living in a conflict zone, especially for children. Simple things like education and having enough food, medicine, and safe water to drink are no longer guaranteed. Examples of contemporary conflicts show how children's lives are affected, and help explain why the United Nations felt the need to create the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Free downloadable Teacher's Notes.

Read all about Chile's land and resources, the mineral-rich Atacama Desert, and the impact of colonization by Europeans, as well as daily life and culture today for people across Chile"--

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Mexico's varied landscapes-from deserts and mountains to tropical rainforests and fertile plateaus-are as diverse as its people and traditions. Read all about the country's land and resources, the ancient civilizations that thrived there, and its history as a Spanish colony, as well as daily life and culture today for people across Mexico"--

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In 1985, the town of Armero, in Colombia was wiped out by rivers of mud mixed with ash and lava from the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Based on the experiences of many volcano eruption victims, this fictional story follows Luis and his family who flee their home just in time, are rescued by helicopter and later helped by the government to build a new home in a new village. Interspersed with facts and case studies about what causes v...

In 2018, the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia was rocked by a powerful earthquake, which devastated the island and its buildings, and killed thousands of people. Based on the experiences of many earthquake victims, this fictional story follows Viola and her family who fled to a safer part of the island, then returned to their village determined to stay and rebuild even though earthquakes are always a risk there. Interspersed with facts and case...

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