Explore!: Fair Trade

From chocolate and tea to flowers and cotton, discover the history of fair trade and its products. Learn what difference fair trade makes to the people producing the goods, what the ten princlples of fair trade are, and how fair trade practices affect the environment. Read an interview with a worker from a fair trade project in India, debate the issues surrounding fair trade, make a fair trade ice cream sundae and find out amazing fair trade stats and facts.

List of contents

• 1: Fair trade for all
• 2: Global market
• 3: History of fair trade
• 4: Ten principles of fair trade
• 5: Fair trade islands
• 6: Global issues: water
• 7: Sustainable farming
• 8: Improving lives
• 9: Helping communities
• 10: Debating fair trade
• 11: Raising awareness
• 12: Make it fair trade!
• 13: Facts and stats
• 14: Glossary
• 15: Index

About the author

Jillian Powell has an MA in English from Cambridge University and an M.Phil in Art History from the Courtauld Institute, London. She is an experienced writer of children's fiction and non-fiction, and has written on many social issues.

Summary

Explore the world with these fascinating, high interest reads.

Product details

• Authors: Jillian Powell, Powell Jillian
• Publisher: Wayland
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780750283359
• ISBN: 978-0-7502-8335-9
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 266 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Explore!; Explore
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Interest age: from c 7 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For primary education, Educational: Citizenship and social education, Educational: Citizenship & social education