The true cost of toys
By: Mary Colson
Series: Consumer nation: how to shop to change the world; Consumer nation: how to shop to change the world
Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co; Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780778704867; 9780778704904; 9781427182111; 9781427182159
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Wages; Juvenile literature; Toy industry
Description: Find out how companies cope with demand at peak times, what controls are in place to ensure toys are safe, and what the working conditions of factory workers are like around the world. Discover what environmental impacts your toy purchases have on the planet, too.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

Grade 7 to 8.
Table of contents: title: The truth behind toys; title: Toy world map; title: Global trade; title: Workers' rights; title: Toys and toxins; title: Healthy work and play; title: Glossary; title: For more information; title: Index.