If the world were a village a book about the world's people
Comparing the world population to a village of 100 persons, the author reveals such facts as the languages of the village, how much each earns, if the person is literate, has a television and has enough to eat.
| Main Author: | Smith, David J. 1944- |
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| Other Authors: | Armstrong, Shelagh, 1961- |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Toronto :
Kids Can Press,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: |
CitizenKid
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| Subjects: |
Series: CitizenKid
If the world were a village: a book about the world's people
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Ryan and Jimmy: and the well in Africa that brought them together
One well: the story of water on Earth
One hen: how one small loan made a big difference
How to build your own country
If America were a village: a book about the people of the United States
The good garden: how one family went from hunger to having enough
This child, every child: a book about the world's children
Mimi's village: and how basic health care transformed it
Planet ark: preserving Earth's biodiversity
Razia's ray of hope: one girl's dream of an education
Child soldier: when boys and girls are used in war
The red bicycle: the extraordinary story of one ordinary bicycle
On our way to Oyster Bay: Mother Jones and her march for children's rights
That's not fair!: getting to know your rights and freedoms
The banana-leaf ball: how play can change the world
The elephant keeper: caring for orphaned elephants in Zambia
Iqbal and his ingenious idea: how a science project helps one family and the planet
A voice for the spirit bears: how one boy inspired millions to save a rare animal
111 trees: how one village celebrates the birth of every girl
The International Day of the Girl: celebrating girls around the world
Walking for water: how one boy stood up for gender equality