hunger

Pro and con viewpoints are presented on issues related to world hunger, its causes, and possible solutions.

Relates the stories of four children from around the world who are affected by poverty and hunger, describes actions taken to fulfill the United Nations' Millennium Development goal to get rid of extreme poverty and hunger, and provides suggestions for ways readers can help.

One billion people on the planet do not get enough food every day. This book explores why this is everyone's problem, and helps readers understand how the global food supply is connected to environmental stress. An emphasis is placed on worldwide agricultural practices and innovations.

Traces the experiences of Leo Auberg, who, after five torturous years in a post-war Soviet Union labor camp, succumbs to a hallucinatory existence where hunger and everyday objects take on anthropomorphic qualities.

Various creatures from a mouse to a whale describe all the things they can eat, but the Ravenous Beast proves to be the hungriest of all.

Samuel wakes up really hungry and, unable to get enough to eat at home, he goes to a pie eating contest where he finally gets his fill.

The author addresses issues of food shortages to people who are not able to make good choices about where and how to get nutritious food, and offers suggestions for improving food access to everyone, regardless of income.

Provides information about serious hunger, looking at some of the reasons why people do not have enough food, and tells the stories of individuals and organizations that are fighting to solve the problem in countries around the world.

Presents thirty opposing arguments on the issue of poverty in the U.S. and worldwide, covering its causes, severity, and potential solutions, and includes an introduction, discussion questions, periodical and book bibliographies, and an annotated list of organizations.