An educational activist in Pakistan, Yousafzai has emerged as a leading campaigner for the rights of children worldwide and in December 2014, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
An educational activist in Pakistan, Yousafzai has emerged as a leading campaigner for the rights of children worldwide and in December 2014, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Meet Malala Yousafzai!
Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. When she was growing up in Pakistan, girls were not allowed to go to school. Malala refused to stay home! She spoke out for education-and was almost killed for standing up for her beliefs. To this day, Malala continues to work to ensure that every girl around the world has the chance to go to school.Jodie Shepherd, who also writes under the name Leslie Kimmelman, is the author of more than 75 fiction and nonfiction children's books. She is also a former children's book editor.
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