After ten years of study and consultation, UNICEF, the premier organization devoted to the care and welfare of the world's children, published the results buying of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Using these tenets as a base, A Life Like Mine profiles children from all over the globe leading their lives in different and fascinating ways. The challenges of nations both developed and developing are revealed in the stories and photographs in this special volume. DK and UNICEF have combined their inspirational forces to provide remarkable insight into children's lives.
Title: A Life Like Mine
Publisher: Gardners Books
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: new
About this title
Synopsis:
All over the world children are leading their lives in completely different ways. Faced with many challenges, they all have one thing in common - a passion for life. Dorling Kindersley and UNICEF have combined forces to provide an insight into the lives and experiences of 14 children from around the world. Guided by the promises of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the book has been divided into universal themes covering food, water, shelter, education, family and health.
Review:
Exploring UNICEF's Rights of the Child programme, this optimistic and life-affirming book relates the different problems and opportunities children face around the world. A remarkable document that may well be a something of a force for good.
Free Shipping
Product code: A Life Like Mine buying Khan, Jemima