Azzi and her parents are in danger. They have to leave their home and escape to another country on a frightening journey by car and boat. In the new country they must learn to speak a new language, find a new home and Azzi must start a new school. With a kind helper at the school, Azzi begins to learn English and understand that she is not the only one who has had to flee her home. She makes a new friend, and with courage and resourcefulness, begins to adapt to her new life. But Grandma has been left behind and Azzi misses her more than anything. Will Azzi ever see her grandma again? Drawing on her own experience of working among refugee families, renowned author and illustrator Sarah Garland tells, with tenderness and humour, an exciting adventure story to be enjoyed by readers of all ages. Endorsed by Amnesty International.

For high-school student Emilio Garcia Lopez, it's an ordinary school day. But that evening the knock on the door announcing the arrival of his police-officer cousin Juanita, flanked by a tall man in the uniform of the Federal Police, will turn his ordinary day into the beginning of a long nightmare. Emilio's mother has been kidnapped in broad daylight from a hotel carpark by unidentified criminals, who appear to know a great deal about her business and who have mistaken her for a wealthy businesswoman...An action-packed story set in a contemporary conflict zone.

Children from Bosnia, Cambodia, El Salvador, Herzegovina, Iraq, Sudan, and Vietnam who have come to Australia to escape persecution are given a voice in this collection of short stories compiled from interviews with refugees. Written for a more mature youth, the stories evoke the sad, scary, thought-provoking, and sometimes amusing experiences of children and families who have displayed extraordinary courage and hope. This collection offers insight to bridge the gap between refugees and those permanently settled and gives youth a global perspective on the refugee experience.

Soraya is a 11-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan living under the shadow of a temporary protection visa. Soraya and her family begin a new life in a South Australian town. She attends school for the first time, though she had been taught at home. She studies hard so she'll be put in a higher class and be able to stay in Australia, and she begins to make friends, not just at school but with the 'possum man', who lives in her street. Soraya remembers how her older sister and brother died in Kabul, and how her favourite brother, Qamar, was taken by the Taliban to fight. Her father died in prison. She remembers some of the journey to Australia and the year in the detention centre.

What are human rights? Is there a set of global human rights that every person is entitled to? Should there be? This book takes a look at what human rights are, where they're being violated, and what is being done to enforce them.

All around the world, there are charities trying to improve the health of children and adults, from preventing and curing disease to disability, childcare and mental health. This book looks at the efforts of healthcare charities and their workers and volunteers, with amazing stories and case studies, and gives advice on how readers can get involved.

All around the world, there are charities trying to improve the health of children and adults, from preventing and curing disease to disability, childcare and mental health. This book looks at the efforts of healthcare charities and their workers and volunteers, with amazing stories and case studies, and gives advice on how readers can get involved.

All around the world, there are charities trying to improve the health of children and adults, from preventing and curing disease to disability, childcare and mental health. This book looks at the efforts of healthcare charities and their workers and volunteers, with amazing stories and case studies, and gives advice on how readers can get involved.

All around the world, there are charities trying to improve the health of children and adults, from preventing and curing disease to disability, childcare and mental health. This book looks at the efforts of healthcare charities and their workers and volunteers, with amazing stories and case studies, and gives advice on how readers can get involved.

Street Child is the moving story of Hamilton, a young boy growing up in the slums of Brazil. This fascinating book combines his words with comprehensive factual information, including historical overviews, timelines, the latest facts and statistics, and details on what you can do to help people like Hamilton.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed on 10th December 1948. It was compiled after World War Two to declare and protect the rights of all people from all countries. This beautiful collection, published 60 years on, celebrates each declaration with an illustration by an internationally-renowned artist or illustrator and is the perfect gift for children and adults alike. Published in association with Amnesty International, with a foreword by David Tennant and John Boyne. Includes art work contributions from Axel Scheffler, Peter Sis, Satoshi Kitamura, Alan Lee, Polly Dunbar, Jackie Morris, Debi Gliori, Chris Riddell, Catherine and Laurence Anholt and many more!

This series presents well-known organisations representing a range of special interests, such as environmental, medical, human rights or rebuilding communities, and explains how they help those in need. Each book focuses on the organisation in terms of its work and history, its core values, its main concerns and what you can do.

Every year Doctors Without Borders delivers emergency medical aid all over the world with a volunteer staff of about 3,000. The organization has no connection with any government or political group and does not work for profit.

This series presents well-known organisations representing a range of special interests, such as environmental, medical, human rights or rebuilding communities, and explains how they help those in need. Each book focuses on the organisation in terms of its work and history, its core values, its main concerns and what you can do.

This series presents well-known organisations representing a range of special interests, such as environmental, medical, human rights or rebuilding communities, and explains how they help those in need. Each book focuses on the organisation in terms of its work and history, its core values, its main concerns and what you can do.

Through personal narrative and candid photographs, a photojournalist chronicles young lives upended by violence and strife. The right to adequate nutrition and medical care. The right to free education. The right to a name and nationality. The right to affection, love, and understanding. In conflict zones around the world, children are denied these and other basic rights. Follow photographer Jenny Matthews into refugee camps, overcrowded cities, damaged villages, clinics, and support centers where children and their families live, work, play, learn, heal, and try to survive the devastating impact of war. This moving book depicts the resilience and resourcefulness of young people who, though heavily impacted by the ravages of war, search for a better future for themselves, their families, and their cultures.

What are refugees? What drives people to leave their homelands and make a life in another country? Are refugees to be feared or welcomed? Part of growing up is about expressing yourself and voicing your own opinions about major issues, such as refugees. It is also about making choices about things that will affect your life - now and later.

A groundbreaking book of statistics and stories that compare the lives of children around the world today. Every second of every day, four more children are added to the world's population of over 2.2 billion children. Some of these 2.2 billion children will be cared for and have enough to eat and a place to call home. Many others will not be so fortunate. The bestselling author-illustrator team behind the phenomenal If the World Were a Village and If America Where a Village return with a revealing and beautifully illustrated glimpse into the lives of children around the world. This Child, Every Child uses statistics and stories to draw kids into the world beyond their own borders and provide a window into the lives of their fellow children. As young readers will discover, there are striking disparities in the way children live. Some children lack opportunities that others take for granted. What is it like to be a girl in Niger? How are some children forced into war? How do children around the world differ in their home and school lives? This Child, Every Child answers such questions and sets children's lives against the rights they are guaranteed under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

A Life Like Mine How children live around the world. All over the world children are leading their lives in completely different and fascinating ways. Faced with many challenges, they all have one thing in common - a passion for life. DK and UNICEF combine their inspirational forces to give a remarkable insight into the lives in this book. Guided by the promises of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child you will meet many children, each of whom has a unique and uplifting story to tell.

What does it mean to be free? Top authors donate their talents to explore the question in a compelling collection to benefit Amnesty International. A boy who thinks that school is "slavery" learns the true meaning of the word when he stumbles on a secret child-labor factory. A Palestinian boy, mute from trauma, releases kites over a wall to a hilltop settlement, each bearing a message of peace. This inspiring, engaging anthology gathers an international roster of authors to explore such themes as asylum, law, education, and faith -- from a riveting tale of an attempt to find drinking water after Hurricane Katrina; to a chilling look at a future where microchips track every citizen's every move; to a hilarious police interrogation involving the London Tower, the Crown Jewels, and a Ghanaian boy with a passion for playing marbles. Features an introduction by British writer Jacqueline Wilson. With stories by: David Almond Ibtisam Barakat Malorie Blackman Theresa Breslin Eoin Colfer Roddy Doyle Ursula Dubosarsky Jamila Gavin Margaret Mahy Patricia McCormick Michael Morpurgo Sarah Mussi Meja Mwangi Rita Williams-Garcia

Provides facts and opinions on America's immigration policy and offers techniques for thinking critically and ideas for organizing debates and discussions.

The 30 rights set down in 1948 by the United Nations are incredibly powerful. According to the U.N., every human–just by virtue of being human–is entitled to freedom, a fair government, a decent standard of living, work, play, and education, freedom to come and go as we please and to associate with anyone we please, and the right to express ourselves freely. Every Human Has Rights offers kids an accessibly written list of these rights, commentary–much of it deeply emotional–by other kids, and richly evocative photography illustrating each right. At the end of this deceptively simple book, kids will know–and feel–that regardless of individual differences and circumstances, each person is valuable and worthy of respect

Using Expert Views and "Form and Focus" panels to stimulate debate, this series takes an in-depth look at some of the issues surrounding the question of human rights: religious, political definitions and the abuses of power. It looks at the historical background to the questions and gives balanced reporting of the situation and several solutions to the problem. Features include timelines, maps and primary sources.

Children in Crisis offers authoritative portraits of young people living, coping, and surviving under some of the most difficult circumstances on the planet today. From AIDS in South Africa to post-Chernobyl illnesses to life on the streets in Rio and in Sudanese refugee camps to child labor in India and life as an Afghan refugee in the United States, each title provides a moving picture of worldwide crises and the people who weather them. the words come from firsthand interviews and other primary sources, and the pictures are actual photographs of the featured subjects. Through these primary source words and photos, readers will become personally acquainted with-and caught up in the life of-a young person and his or her family as they live through contemporary crises that most of us would otherwise experience secondhand through news accounts.