Roman, AnnetteNg, LeandroWong, Walden2012-05-292012-05-292007978-0-8213-6917-3https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6616The first World Manga series offers a premise where the hero must grapple with social problems of a global magnitude that are set in the real world. Fifteen year-old orphan Rei survives by his wits and guts on the mean streets of the world. His fortunes take a strange turn when he meets a trainer wielding some powerful transformational magic who offers to coach him to achieve his dream of becoming the greatest marital artist in the world! But it seems Rei's trainer is more interested in developing his mind, spirit and ugh! Heart than his thrashing, raging, and fighting moves! The stakes get higher when Rei meets a young woman fighting just to survive! Can Rei meets vanquish the specter of poverty? This publication includes some of the following headings: poverty - a ray of light; HIV/AIDS - first love; child soldiers of boys and men; global warming - the lagoon of the vanishing fish; girl's education - life lessons; corruption - broken trust; and interview with the author of the first World Bank Manga (passage one to passage six).en-USAll rights reservedABUSEACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMEADEQUATE HEALTHADEQUATE HEALTH CAREAGEDAGGRESSIVEAGINGAIDS ORPHANSAIRALCOHOLAMPHETAMINESATMOSPHEREBABIESBABYBARBITURATESBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC HUMAN RIGHTBASIC NEEDSBIRTHSBREAST MILKBURNING COALCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONSCARBON EMISSIONSCHANGES IN THE EARTHCHILD MORTALITYCHILD PROTECTIONCITIZENSCIVIL CONFLICTCLCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLINICSCOCO2COALCOCAINECOMBAT POVERTYCONDOMCONDOMSCORAL REEFSCORRUPTIONCOURTCOURTSCRIMECRIMESDAMAGESDEPRESSIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEWDISASTERSDISEASESDOUBLE STANDARDDROWNINGDRUGSEARLY MARRIAGEEARTH SUMMITECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATED WOMENELECTRIC POWER PLANTSELECTRICITYEMISSIONEMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSION REDUCTION TARGETSEMISSIONS REDUCTIONENERGY EFFICIENCYENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEPIDEMICETHANOLFACT SHEETFAMILY REUNIFICATIONFEWER CHILDRENFLOODSFORESTRYFORESTSFOSSIL FUELSGENDERGENDER EQUALITYGENDER STEREOTYPESGIRLSGLOBAL CARBON DIOXIDEGLOBAL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONSGLOBAL WARMINGGOOD GOVERNANCEGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GASESHARMFUL EMISSIONSHEALTH CARE SYSTEMSHEALTH WORKERSHIVHIV INFECTIONHOMEHOMESHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSESHUMAN WELFAREHURRICANESHUSBANDSILLITERATE ADULTSILLNESSILLNESSESIMMUNE SYSTEMIMMUNODEFICIENCYIMPACT OF AIDSINEQUALITYINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYJOB OPPORTUNITIESJUDGESKIDSLAWSLITERACYLITERACY RATESLIVING STANDARDSLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMALARIAMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL HEALTH · COMBATMEDICINESMENTALMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMODERNIZATIONMOTHERMOTHER TO CHILDNATIONAL SECURITYNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL RESOURCESNEGATIVE IMPACTNEW INFECTIONSNEWSLETTERNOURISHMENTNUMBER OF PEOPLENUMBER OF WOMENOCEANSOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEOLD GIRLSORPHANSOXYGENPATIENTPEACEPHYSICAL NEEDSPOLICE OFFICERPOLICE OFFICERSPOLITICAL PARTYPOLLUTIONPOOR FAMILIESPREGNANCYPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATIONPRIVATE DOCTORSPROGRESSPUBERTYPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY OF LIFERAINFALLRAPEREFUGEERELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONSRENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESRESPECTRISKY BEHAVIORROLE REVERSALSCHOOL CURRICULUMSCHOOLSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSEXSEXUAL CONTACTSEXUAL HARASSMENTSEXUAL ORIENTATIONSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESSIBLINGSSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL REASONSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSPECIESSTORMSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTEENAGERSTEMPERATURETRADITIONAL SOCIETIESTRANSPORTATIONTROPICSUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONVIOLENCEVITAMINSWARWARSWATER SUPPLIESWEATHER PATTERNSWIFEWILLWINDWINDMILLSWORKFORCEYOUNG AGEYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG WOMENYOUNGER SIBLINGSYOUTHVIZ Media, LLC10.1596/978-0-8213-6917-3