famines

Presents an overview of the Irish potato famine of 1845-50, describing the blight on this vital food source, and including information on the political and personal impact it had on Ireland and its people.

Examines the problem of starvation in Africa; discussing the country's geography and history of famine, the elements that cause it, and strategies to fight it; and cites examples of twentieth and early twenty-first-century food shortages.

Describes the causes and consequences of famines, and various ways in which the international community can lessen the impact of famines and even prevent them.

In this folklore-like original tale, the starving creatures of the African savannah send the swiftest animal, then the strongest, and finally the most powerful to the mountain to learn the name of the great magic tree, but it is the lowly turtle who finally succeeds.

When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity helps her family and neighbors survive.