War on Poverty

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Reinforced Library Bound Hardcovers	$29.95
Multi-user eBook	$44.95

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The War on Poverty covers the history of poverty in the United States, explaining what poverty looks like today and highlighting key players and efforts to reduce poverty in the country. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Interest Level	Grade 6 - Grade 12
Reading Level	Grade 8
BISACS	JNF053070, JNF025140, JNF052040
Genre	Nonfiction
Subject	Social Studies
Copyright	2017
Division	Abdo Publishing
Imprint	Essential Library
Language	English
Number of Pages	112
Season	2016-12-15

ISBN	9781680783995, 9781680797527
Title Format	Reinforced Library Bound Hardcovers, Multi-user eBook
Dewey	362.5
Graphics	Full-color photographs
Dimensions	6.25 x 9.25
Lexile	1140 L
Guided Reading Level	Z
ATOS Reading Level	8.5
ATOS Interest Level	MG+
Accelerated Reader® Quiz	188508
Accelerated Reader® Points	3.0
Features	Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Reviewed, Sources for further research, and Table of contents
Online Resources	FREE! Booklinks Nonfiction Network

Reviewed on 1 October 2017

Special Reports Set 2 - School Library Connection

Each volume begins with a story from the news as an introduction to the topic, expands on that story, and then moves into the history behind the topic. The “Additional Resources” at the end of each volume is a valuable inclusion for libraries. Students could use these as a starting point for research. . .

Reviewed on 17 June 2017

Special Reports Set 2 - Booklist

For students who need reliable and concise research sources on controversial topics, these volumes in the Special Reports series offer great options. Accompanied by color photos, graphs, and charts, each book starts its discussion with a recent news story that draws attention to the issue and continues with an overview of the controversy at hand. Subsequent chapters give a historical background and address multiple points of view. The titles conclude by considering the future of each topic. Sidebars, numerous media stories, and extensive back matter extend the value of the series.