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Poverty and hunger

Louise Spilsbury - Author

This is an illustrated introduction to poverty and hunger around the world. It explains the issues through text and images, and raises the possibility of helping people affected by them.

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Poverty and Hunger discusses the questions "What is poverty and hunger? How do they affect people in countries all over the world?" It helps children begin to understand the way others struggle with these issues and learn about ways they can help. Where issues are not appropriate to describe in words, award-winning illustrator Hanane Kai uses a deft hand to create powerful illustrations that help children visualize the people impacted by poverty, hunger, war, racism, and more. All of the images are sensitively rendered and perfectly suited for younger children. These books are an excellent cross-curricular resource--use them to explore these important issues and tie them into discussions about food, wealth, compassion, empathy, and current affairs.

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Themes in Context

Explaining social issues

The book asks what poverty and hunger are and how they affect people in countries around the world, using text and illustrations to help children understand.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: The book presents this mainly as information or explanation.

Talk about: What do the text and pictures help you understand about how people experience poverty or hunger?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

It can offer a starting point for talking about how people experience poverty and hunger, and connect those subjects with food, wealth, compassion and empathy.

What Deserves Attention

Poverty and hunger are serious subjects, and related illustrations include people affected by war and racism. Consider whether your child would welcome a conversation about these topics while reading.

A Conversation Worth Having

What might make it difficult for people to get enough food, and what kinds of help might make a difference?

Reading Approach

Read together and pause when a text passage or illustration prompts a question. Let your child set the pace, and distinguish what the book explains from what you may want to explore further.

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What remains unconfirmed

Explaining social issues: The specific explanations and examples used in the book are unclear.

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Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: Explaining social issues

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