Pub Date: January 22, 2019
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2018016316
Lexile Code: 0870
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 07
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 9.70" L x 8.40" W ( 0.80 lbs) 40 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Social Activists | School and Education | Girls and Women | Places | Asia | Social Topics | Violence | History | Middle East
Description:
The inspiring true story of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who has become an international activist for universal education, with beautiful collage illustrations by award-winning artist Susan L. Roth.
Brief description:
Karen Leggett Abouraya is the author of Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books, which received the Arab American Book Award and a California Reading Association's Eureka! Book Award honor, along with recognition as a Notable Book for a Global Society. About why she wrote this book, Abouraya says, "Reading is such a wonderful way to learn about what's important in other people's lives." She and her husband live in Silver Spring, Maryland. You can find out more about her online at childrenslit.com/2014/11/05/karen-leggett-abouraya.
Review Quotes:
* "This contemporary biography is excellent for conversations about the power of words, resilience, and the ability of one person to inspire meaningful change." -- School Library Journal, starred review
"A superior telling of Yousafzai's life and work thus far." -- Kirkus Reviews
Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education
Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award - California Reading Association