Reviewed with Anastasia Suen's UNICEF.Gr. 1-2. With big, dramatic, close-up color photos and a few sentences of clear text on every page, these titles in the Helping Organizations series present the basic facts about each charity: the work it does across the world and the essential role of volunteers, including young people. Red Cross discusses its wartime work as well as the services it provides during times of floods, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other emergencies. UNICEF gives details about how children can raise money ("trick-or-treat for UNICEF") and help families in need. The focus is on young people as recipients and as fund-raisers. New readers will be drawn by the drama of worldwide disasters and by the actions of those who can make a difference.
