The True Cost of Technology

by Louise Spilsbury

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778704858
• ISBN13: 9780778704850
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.6" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9