Dear Malala, We Stand with You

by Rosemary McCarney

Hardcover, 2014

Status

Available

Genres

Nonfiction

Publication

Crown Books for Young Readers (2014), Edition: Illustrated, 32 pages

Description

"An inspiring letter to two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Malala Yousafzai, that is both a show of support and a call to action for girls around the world"--

Rating

½ (14 ratings; 3.9)

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LibraryThing member acreel

Malala was a firm believer in following her dreams. She was shot by the Taliban, but survived. She was hot because she was speaking out for girls' right to education. She is a very powerful voice for social justice in the world. Malala's bravery has put a impact on every girls life. I would

implement this book in my classroom to show children at a young age how discriminated society was at one time.

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LibraryThing member kwolinski

Malala always stood by what she believed in. After being shot by a Taliban and surviving, she used her voice to reach other girls to speak up for their right to have an education.

LibraryThing member Sullywriter

An inspiring letter of tribute to Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager famous for her determined advocacy for girls' education, illustrated with photos of her and other young people from around the world. Proceeds benefit the I Am a Girl Fund, sponsored by Plan International, an international

nonprofit devoted to children's rights and welfare.

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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26

Photographs of girls from around the world are paired with a letter to Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for daring to publicly pursue an education. Written by Rosemary McCarney, who works with the Canadian branch of the international non-profit, Plan, the letter here

is from the perspective of the girls in the photos, explaining how they identify with Malala's struggle, setting out the challenges they face, and their determination to overcome those challenges. The letter concludes with the declaration that every day is Malala Day, and that girls will achieve great things. Quotations from Malala's speech to the United Nations on June 12th, 2013 are included at the rear, as is a list of ways that young children can help...

Originally published in Canada as Every Day Is Malala Day, and here in the United States as Dear Malala, We Stand with You - I really have no idea why the title needed to be changed - this is an engaging snapshot of the state of girls' education, worldwide. The text is very simple, ranging from a word or two to a sentence per page, but the themes explored - poverty, discrimination, violence - are quite mature. One of the things I appreciated was that there was a country label for each of the photographs included, so I was very puzzled that the only photograph to omit such a label was the one of the child bride. Leaving that one critique aside, I think this book could work very well as a companion to any one of a number of picture-book biographies of Malala - Raphaële Frier's Malala: Activist for Girls' Education, Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala, Malala's own Malala's Magic Pencil, etc. - as well as a title to read on Malala Day, or during any discussion of the importance of education for girls.

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