Razia's Ray of Hope: One Girl's Dream of an Education - Couverture souple

Suneby, Elizabeth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1771385774 ISBN 13 : 9781771385770

Editeur : Kids Can Press, 2020

Synopsis

Razia is excited when her grandfather tells her there’s a school for girls being built in their Afghan village. At last, girls will have the same opportunity to be educated as boys. “Every night I fell asleep dreaming about going to school like my brothers,” she says. Her grandfather wants Razia to enroll in the school. He remembers a time, before the wars and the Taliban, when educated women in Afghanistan became doctors, government workers and journalists, and how this made families and the country stronger. Razia knows, however, that she will need permission from her father and her oldest brother, Aziz, in order to be allowed to attend the school. She begs her grandfather, “Please, Baba gi, ask Baba and Aziz if I may go. I must go.” But will her grandfather’s words be enough to convince the younger men of the value of an education for Razia? Inspired by real-life Razia Jan’s experiences when she built the Zabuli Education Center outside of Kabul, Afghanistan, author Elizabeth Suneby uses a fictionalized story to deftly personalize the plight of many children around the world who are not being educated. The layered, mixed-media illustrations by Suana Verelst add contextual details about life in an Afghan village. This book works perfectly for a social studies lesson on global cultures. Extra resources include an overview of children worldwide who do not attend school, the story of the real Razia Jan, a glossary of Dari words found in the text and activity suggestions.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Elizabeth Suneby's award-winning books for young readers include Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea and Razia's Ray of Hope. She lives outside Boston, Massachusetts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kids Can Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1771385774
• ISBN 13: 9781771385770
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Verelst Suana
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible