Behind from the Start
| Author | : Lenette Azzi-Lessing |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780190459031 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0190459034 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Behind from the Start by : Lenette Azzi-Lessing
Download or read book Behind from the Start written by Lenette Azzi-Lessing and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today there are nearly six million children under the age of 5 living in poverty in the world's richest country. Behind from the Start examines what lies behind the stubbornly high rate of poverty among young children in the U.S. and its consequences. It explains the multiple ways in which early-life poverty robs millions of children of a promising future, and calls for dramatic changes in how we approach this problem.
