About CHILDREN combines the latest research on some of the most pressing issues facing children with detailed maps, high quality graphs, and beautiful photography. The result is an up-to-date resource on child health and well-being—a portrait of childhood today.

In the pages to the left, you will find just a sample of the 46 chapters included in the book. Each chapter features:

• A compelling essay on an important facet of child well-being, written by an expert in the area
• Detailed maps that depict social factors in an eye-catching and easy-to-read manner
• Graphs for efficient data comparison
• Numerous references for further, in-depth reading
• Photography that vividly depicts the life of today's children and sets the emotional tone of the book

Click on the thumbnail images to the left to open the first page of chapters (Adobe PDf file format) on "Affluenza," Overweight in Children, Tooth Decay, Children and Interactive media, and Poverty.