Children's Books Explore Plight of Child Refugees (VOA/PHILLIPS) by Adam Phillips (radioguy) published on 2017-08-29T03:08:10Z THE UNITED NATIONS ESTIMATES THAT THERE ARE NEARLY TWENTY-THREE MILLION REFUGEES IN THE WORLD TODAY. MANY MILLIONS OF THOSE REFUGEES ARE CHILDREN. THAT FACT CAN BE FRIGHTENING FOR THE WORLD’S SAFER CHILDREN TO UNDERSTAND. RECENTLY, SEVERAL NEW BOOKS HELP DRAMATIZE AND EXPLAIN THE PLIGHT OF REFUGEE CHILDREN TO YOUNG READERS. VOA’S ADAM PHILLIPS REPORTS.