Jones, Kari A Fair Deal: Shopping for Social Justice, 48
pages. NON-FICTION. Orca Footprints, 2017. $20.
This book starts off with a history of trade including child
labor, horrible factory conditions, and new laws. It then delves into modern
day supply and production and what fair looks like. It talks about various organizations
that started the fair trade movement, how it’s supported today, and how young
people and consumers can tell if they are supporting fair trade. Large page
sizes with tons of well-chosen bright photographs that don’t feel like stock
photos.
This book would work well for a middle school research project,
as it requires some grasp on economics -so its not quite right for elementary. This movement is growing in popularity
and some readers may choose to read this just to find out how they can support
fair trade. It’s a well written and appealing book, but I think its circulation
would be limited.
MS -OPTIONAL. Stephanie,
Elementary School Librarian & Author
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