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Malala Yousafzai

Education Activist: Education Activist

by Rebecca Rowell
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This biography examines the remarkable life of Malala Yousafzai using easy-to-read, compelling text. Through striking black-and-white images and rich color photographs, readers will learn about Malala's family background, education, work as an education activist. Readers will also learn about the Islam religion and the Taliban. Informative sidebars enhance and support the text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts page, glossary, bibliography, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Essential Lives

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 1, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781624013690

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 7.6
    • Lexile® Measure: 1000
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 5-7

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      February 1, 2014

      Gr 6-10-These biographies each begin with a pivotal event in the subject's life. After that, Jonas Salk and Pope Francis follow a traditional chronological biography framework, while Malala Yousafzai contains chapters on Pakistan, Islam, and the Taliban to give readers context. The authors don't hesitate to discuss controversies in the lives of the subjects; for example, Pope Francis includes information about Argentina's Dirty War and the Catholic Church's sex-abuse scandal. Each book ends with a time line and page of essential facts (a short overview of the subject's life useful to readers who don't need all the details of a full biography). The texts are broken up with color photos and sidebars featuring quotes and information on related people and issues (for example, the Catholic Church hierarchy). Sometimes the placement can be problematic; in Malala, the term "Pashtun" appears several pages before the sidebar that explains it. Unfortunately, the writing in these titles tends to read like reports; the subjects do not come to life.-Jackie Partch, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR

      Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2014
      Though sometimes repetitive (Estie) or awkwardly written (Malcolm X), these standard-issue biographies, illustrated with stock photographs, do offer balanced portraits of their subjects and will be useful for report writers. With fewer years to cover, Malala includes chapters on Pakistan, Islam, and the Taliban. The many sidebars are informative if somewhat distracting. Reading list, timelime. Bib., glos., ind.

      (Copyright 2014 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:7.6
  • Lexile® Measure:1000
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:5-7

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