Children's Rights: 7 (In The News) - Hardcover

Hibbert, A

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749648880 ISBN 13: 9780749648886

Publisher: Franklin Watts Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

A series of books that gives the reader the information they need to understand the issues behind the headlines today. The information is presented in a straightforward and objective way, giving the facts and explaining the issues. Side panels provide definitions and case studies, list relevant statistics and point towards areas of debate. The aim is to enable the reader to contribute towards the debate themselves. The series is illustrated with top-quality reportage photography and produced on a fast-track basis to ensure that each book is as up-to-date as possible. Children's Rights considers the issues surrounding the rights and freedoms of children. It looks at how violence, child labour, discrimination and exploitation affect those rights, and examines how access to education and health care can help children strengthen their position in societies across the world.

About this title

About the Author

Adam Hibbert is a journalist who has worked for a range of newspapers including The Times and the Sun. He has also worked as an editor of children's non-fiction books and magazines and written several books in Watts' Read All About It series. He is the author of three other In the News titles: Terrorism, The Far Right and Racism and The Arms Trade. He has a degree in philosophy from London University. He lives in London with his wife, Claire Oliver, also a children's writer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Franklin Watts Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749648880
• ISBN 13: 9780749648886
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32