Book Detail
Cheap Raw Material: How Our Youngest Workers Are Exploited and Abused |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Meltzer, Milton | Illustrator: |
| Title: Cheap Raw Material: How Our Youngest Workers Are Exploited and Abused | Date: 1994 |
| Publisher: Penguin Books | City: New York, NY |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-670-83128-X | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: | Young Adult: Yes |
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| Book Type(s): nonfiction, photographic essay | |
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies |
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| This book is a chronological nonfiction account of children as laborers. Child labor in the U.S. is the focus, but historical background (e.g., Rome, England) is also provided. This history is chronicled through quotations from primary sources, stories of children who labored, and presentation of pertinent statistics. A bibliography, source notes, and an index conclude the book. | |
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| This book (or excerpts from it) might work well with Paterson's Lyddie. Those interested in the workplace or children's advocacy might be particularly interested in it. Excerpts could also be used to supplement study of eras in U.S. history (e.g., pre-Civil War, Great Depression). The notion of exploitation of workers (to include migrant workers and modern-day sweat shops) could also provide a focus for study. Students might become interested in social action projects as a result of this book, e.g., to explore safety conditions where young people now work, as in fast-food restaurants. They may also be interested in the broader issues of labor laws, safety in the workplace, etc. The final few chapters could be used for study of propaganda techniques. | |
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