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When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from...
Author
Publisher
Editorial Juventud
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Español
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"Malala Yousafzai es una niña pakistaní que fue tiroteada por los talibanes únicamente porque quería ir a la escuela. A partir de ese momento, Malala captó la atención mundial por su valentía, convirtiéndose en una voz que clama por los derechos de las jóvenes de todo el mundo. Estas son las cartas ilustradas con bellas foto grafías del Plan Internacional, escritas por niñas de todo el mundo afectadas por la pobreza, la discriminación...
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English
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"With humor and sincerity, Yousafzai describes his life before the Talibanization of Mingora, scenes of his sons Khusal and Atal fighting kites on the roof, his progressive partnership with his wife Toor Pekai, and the challenge of raising children in an unfamiliar country. After Malala was shot by the Taliban, the Yousafzai family was completely uprooted from their home in the Swat Valley and forced to start over in the United Kingdom. Now, Ziauddin...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true."--
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Lee & Low Books edition.
Language
English
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.
10) I am Malala
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Publisher
Hachette, Little, Brown And Company
Pub. Date
©2013
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Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
When the Taliban took control of Pakistan's Swat Valley, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. As a result she was shot in the head on the school bus and almost died. Now she is a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize. Here is her story.
Publisher
Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
An intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when Taliban gunmen opened fire on her in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The shooting of the then fifteen-year-old teenager sparked international media outrage. An educational activist in Pakistan, Yousafzai has since emerged as a leading campaigner for the rights of children worldwide and in December 2014, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
Description
"As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true"--From the...
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Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Two stories of bravery in one beautiful book! Meet two brave young heroes of Pakistan who stood up for the right to freedom and education in this inspirational nonfiction picture book from acclaimed author-illustrator Jeanette Winter. One country: Pakistan. Two children: Iqbal Masih and Malala Yousafzai. Each was unafraid to speak out. He, against inhumane child slavery in the carpet trade. She, for the right of girls to attend school. Both were...
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