Who Is Malala Yousafzai? by Dinah Brown (English) Paperback Book

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Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak out for the right of all children to have an education.

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On October 9, 2012, a gunman boarded a school bus in Pakistan, asked for fifteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai, and shot her in the head. In critical condition, Malala was flown to a military hospital before being transferred for further care in England. Miraculously, she survived. Malala had been targeted by the Taliban for a blog she began in 2009 for the BBC, writing about how hard it was for girls in her area to attend school. Now a global advocate for millions who are denied an education, Malala has become the symbol of hope for her own generation. She is the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and still a kid herself, making her story an important addition to the Who Was...? series.Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak out for the right of all children to have an education. In 2014 she won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Author Biography

Dinah Brown is the author of several books for young readers.

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A series of illustrated biographies for young readers featuring significant historical figures, including artists, scientists, and world leaders.

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Who Is Malala Yousafzai? When Malala Yousafzai (mah-LAH-lah yoo-sahf-ZIGH) was a little girl in Mingora, Pakistan, she decided to be a doctor when she grew up. She knew she would have to go to school for many years and study very hard. But Malala didn't mind at all. She loved everything about school. She loved reading. She loved history and geography and science. She loved studying religion. She enjoyed writing and reading stories aloud to her classmates. When her teacher talked about something new, she couldn't wait to learn more. Tests were difficult, but they were fun, too, especially when she had studied hard and knew the answers. Then, when Malala was ten years old, her life changed. War came to Mingora, the city where she lived. A group of violent fighters called the Taliban had taken over her beloved Swat Valley. They were saying that girls would soon be stopped from going to school. Not boys. Just girls. The Taliban started destroying girls' schools. The Pakistan Army arrived to stop them. Mingora became a war zone. It was very dangerous. People were afraid to go out. Malala wondered how she could ever become a doctor if she wasn't allowed to learn. She wished there was something she could do to help keep her school open. Many were closed, and few students dared to go to the ones that were open. But Malala went to school every day. Malala spoke out. She told local newspapers that she was afraid the Taliban would close her school. She talked about how frightening her life had become. She said that more than anything, she wanted to go to school. Malala was becoming famous. People were talking about her. Some Taliban fighters learned her name and decided to take revenge. On October 9, 2012, two of them stopped her school bus. One walked around to the back and looked inside. Then he shot Malala. Malala Yousafzai was lucky to survive. She was f lown to a hospital where she recovered. Did she stop speaking out? No. When she was better, she went on working for the right of all children to be educated. But she never stopped learning and studying and going to school. On July 12, 2013, she addressed hundreds of young people at the United Nations Youth Assembly in New York City. "So here I stand, one girl among many," she said. "I speak--not for myself, but for all girls and boys. I raise up my voice--not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard." Malala Yousafzai wanted one thing--an education. She spoke up, and people listened. Things began to change, little by little, until the whole world was listening.

Details ISBN0448489376 Author Andrew Thomson Short Title WHO IS MALALA YOUSAFZAI Pages 112 Language English Illustrator Andrew Thomson ISBN-10 0448489376 ISBN-13 9780448489377 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2015 Audience Age 8-12 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Imprint Grosset and Dunlap UK Release Date 2015-08-11 US Release Date 2015-08-11 Narrator Matthew Beard Birth 1927 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. Publisher Grosset and Dunlap Series Who Was? Publication Date 2015-08-11 DEWEY 361.2092 Audience Children / Juvenile NZ Release Date 2017-01-14 AU Release Date 2017-01-14 We've got this

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