The True Cost of Technology (Consumer Nation: How to Shop to Change the World)

Colson, Mary

ISBN 10: 0778704858 ISBN 13: 9780778704850

Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co, 2014

What happens to your old phone or computer when you need an upgrade? What rights does the worker who built your phone have? This thought-provoking title helps readers discover the answers to these questions and many more. Find out about the links between supply, demand, and labor conditions, and the resources that are needed to build just one computer.

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About the Author:

Mary Colson is a teacher and a writer. She is fascinated by the world and the cultures of different countries, with their unique myths and legends.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 4–6—This socially conscious new series addresses the potential issues and concerns with the foods and objects we consume, such as the rights and safety of workers and the negative implications for the environment. Though the books cover some difficult subjects, they do so tastefully and without sensationalizing, and the colorful but uncluttered designs should hold readers' attention. A solid introduction to the more unsavory side of capitalism.

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