Malala Yousafzai: Education Activist

by Rebecca Rowell

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781624011689
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2013
Series:	Essential Lives Series: Set 8
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Lexile:	1000L (what's this?)
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Assassination Attempt 6

Chapter 2 Pakistan 14

Chapter 3 Islam 26

Chapter 4 The Taliban 34

Chapter 5 Birth of an Activist 44

Chapter 6 Exile, Advances, and Honors 54

Chapter 7 The Unthinkable Happens 66

Chapter 8 The World Responds 74

Chapter 9 Unstoppable 82

Timeline 96

Essential Facts 100

Glossary 102

Additional Resources 104

Source Notes 106

Index 110

About the Author 112

About the Consultant 112

Editorial Reviews

02/01/2014
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

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