Doctors Without Borders

“Doctors Without Borders gives emergency medical aid to millions of people in almost 70 countries. War, poverty, and natural disaster keep these people from getting basic health care.” This clearly written, kid-friendly profile explains the organization’s beginnings, in 1971, and how it helps people who are in need of medical care, no questions asked (“Doctors Without Borders does not get involved with the reasons why people need aid.”). Demand for their services is high: “Every day almost 30,000 of these men and women [doctors, nurses, and other workers] deliver medical aid.” Some of the offered preventive services also are touched on, such as food donations and vaccinations. On every spread, a sidebar appears next to a large, eye-catching photograph. The sidebars direct readers to make inferences and ask questions based on the text, encouraging a deeper understanding of the material. Back matter includes a glossary, book and Web-site suggestions for further reading, and an index.