This sensitively written picture book explains what poverty is and looks at the reasons behind why some peoplehave less than others. The book is meant to be read with children with the aim of opening up discussions aboutimportant issues in a simple and reassuring way.The superb A First Look At series consists of a number of reassuring picturebooks that give advice and promote interaction between children, parents, and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issues. Notes for parents and teachers at the back of the book provide valuable advice for how to share this book with your child or class. Written by a trained psychotherapist, journalist and parent, and illustrated by an experienced children's book artist, this title is part of an acclaimed and successful series of picture-book non-fiction for Early Years. They are excellent tools for teachers to use during classroom discussions.