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Product Identifiers

PublisherCreative Company, T.H.E.

ISBN-101682774600

ISBN-139781682774601

eBay Product ID (ePID)4064415178

Product Key Features

Book TitlePoverty

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEconomic History, Social Topics / Homelessness & Poverty, Social Topics / General (See Also Headings under Family)

Publication Year2024

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, Business & Economics

AuthorLisa M. Bolt Simons

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0 in

Item Weight4.9 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2023-046972

Dewey Edition23/eng/20231012

Reviews"Critically examines the nation's flaws without the heavy rhetoric students will encounter online." -- School Library Journal, "Traces the actions and beliefs of the nation's founders to today's political climate and social inequality." -- School Library Journal, "This series serves as an excellent introduction to key issues in current American discourse. Highly Recommended." -- School Library Journal

Grade FromFifth Grade

Dewey Decimal339.4/60973

Grade ToNinth Grade

SynopsisThe United States of America is a complex nation. At various times in its nearly 250-year history, the country's citizens have endured racism, poverty, and gun violence. They've been split apart and brought together by politics, news media, and ideas about what constitutes a basic human right. In this nonfiction series, early high schoolers will learn the history behind many social studies hot topics, including immigration, voting rights, and LGBTQ+ discrimination; how and why we continue to struggle today; and what's being done to improve those challenging aspects of living in America. Each title includes real-life profiles of people who are living the featured topic, factual sidebars, a glossary, and an index. The United States is a very rich country, yet more than 40 million Americans lack economic stability and constant access to food, health care, and other resources. This nonfiction social studies title for young adults examines the history and effects of poverty in the nation, how it's measured, and how people of color have been especially affected. It explores Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies, Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, and safety net assistance programs such as Social Security, unemployment insurance, SNAP, Medicare and Medicaid, CHIP, and the Affordable Care Act. Includes sidebars, a glossary, a timeline, and profiles of the Greenwood District founders of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

LC Classification NumberHC110.P6S556 2025