Junior (Gr. 4-6) (3z(BThe Working for Our Future series explores and explains the U.N.'s 8 Millennium Development goals that government leaders agree would make a better, fairer world... titles in... series look at the reasons why these goals were set and discuss efforts around the world to meet them. (This book) explains the importance of education and the reasons why so many children across the globe are denied the right to go to school... Government and agency efforts to improve the situations are also discussed... All the books follow the same format, including sections on government initiatives, local solutions, and action the reader can take. Slim, with many captioned color photographs and graphic elements... a very attractive series.(3y <(BU+2013> Booklist, Jun 1 & 15/10 [activism; global; social issues].

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