Peaceful Planet?

Anna Claybourne

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Franklin Watts Ltd
29 August 2023

Warfare, battles, armed forces (Children's&YA); People & places (Children's&YA)

Peaceful Planet offers young readers a clear, insightful look at conflict - and peace - in our world

What is peace? When people are living in peace, it means they can get along, solve problems together and help each other. The opposite of peace is war: when countries or other groups of people fight each other. When society is peaceful, you're free to get on with your life: to work, learn, travel, have fun and make things better for others, in safety. By contrast, wars are incredibly harmful, leading to death and injury, destruction of homes and infrastructure, poverty and widespread suffering. So why do we have wars - and how can we make our world more peaceful?

Peaceful Planet? explains many reasons behind global conflict - from fights over land and resources to disagreement over beliefs. It explores the different ways in which conflict can take place, from huge global conflicts such as the Second World War, to civil wars, revolutions and power grabs. It also looks at how peace can be achieved, even in the most bitter and challenging conflicts, and explores what we can all do - at a global and an individual level - to help make the world a more peaceful place.

Aimed at readers aged 9 and up.

Contents:

War and peace

Living in peace

Dealing with disagreements

CASE STUDY: Iceland

What do we fight over?

Types of war

Build-up to war

CASE STUDY: The Second World War

Weapons and war

Working for peace

Ending a war

CASE STUDY: The Good Friday Agreement

After the war

United world

What leads to peace?

CASE STUDY: Building peace in Rwanda

Peace leaders

Big ideas

What can you do?

Peaceful planet

Glossary

Further information

Index

Titles in this series:

Plastic Planet

Hot Planet

Recycled Planet

Sustainable Planet

Extinction Planet

Peaceful Planet

By: Anna Claybourne
Imprint: Franklin Watts Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 288mm, Width: 222mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781445187457
ISBN 10: 1445187450
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 29 August 2023
Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: War and peace 2: Living in peace 3: Dealing with disagreements 4: CASE STUDY: Iceland 5: What do we fight over? 6: Types of war 7: Build-up to war 8: CASE STUDY: The Second World War 9: Weapons and war 10: Working for peace 11: Ending a war 12: CASE STUDY: The Good Friday Agreement 13: After the war 14: United world 15: What leads to peace? 16: CASE STUDY: Building peace in Rwanda 17: Peace leaders 18: Big ideas 19: What can you do? 20: Peaceful planet 21: Glossary 22: Further information 23: Index

Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for three months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping.