Healing Our World: Inside Doctors Without Borders
Brand: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Categories: Books, Teen & Young Adult, Personal Health


Used Book in Good Condition

Grade level: 6 - 9
Dimensions: 7.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
Reading age: 11 - 14 years
ISBN-13: 978-1554550500
ISBN-10: 1554550505
Publisher: Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Print length: 64 pages
Publication date: May 5, 2008
Lexile measure: 1140L
Language: English
subtitle: Paperback – Illustrated, May 5, 2008
author: Visit Amazon's David Morley Page search results David Morley
review: Editorial Reviews Review "This is an excellent, timely, and relevant account of the work of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders by the executive director of MSF Canada from 1998 to 2005. . . The easy-to-read text is accompanied by black-and-white photos that show the humanity and the intense severity of the conditions described. This fascinating volume will introduce readers to a dedicated organization that gives people who live in forgotten places 'evidence that someone actually cares.' " -- School Library Journal Starred Review "Morley fulfils his objective to let students know how the organization works, where it goes on missions, what it does there, and about the lives of the people the organization seeks to help. . . He does not gloss over the challenges but leaves the reader with a hopeful sense that individuals can get involved and help to make the world a better place." Recommended. -- CM Magazine "In this admirable book about the aid agency Doctors Without Borders - called in Canada by its French name, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - David Morley presents a clear, realistic picture of people working under extremely difficult circumstances to provide medical and other help where it is most desperately needed. . . Healing Our World is an inspiring book that could well change the lives of some readers." -- Quill & Quire "Teens with an active social conscience and an interest in humanitarian causes will be inspired when reading this book. The accounts of MSF volunteers who have worked in the field are particularly fascinating and heighten the interest of the book." -- VOYA Book Review "Profoundly moving" -- The Globe and Mail Book Description 2007 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards: - Bronze Medalist, Young Adult Non-Fiction Category, and - Bronze Medalist, Peacemaker Award Category CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens, 2008 Starred Choice Red Maple Book Award - Non-Fiction nominee 2009 About the Author For seven years, David Morley served as the Executive Director of the Canadian section of Doctors Without Borders. His work took him to refugee camps in the rebel-held areas of Congo, to earthquake-shattered villages in El Salvador, to the simple huts of destitute AIDS patients in Zambia. Read more