Rosemary A McCarney
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"This stunning photo-based picture book for younger readers takes a look at the thousands of children around the world who have been forced to flee war, terror, hunger, sickness, and natural disasters - young refugees on the move with very little left except questions. It's hard to imagine, but the images here will help unaffected children understand not only what this must feel like, but also how very lucky they are. The final message is that children,...
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Photograph-illustrated letter to Malala Yousafzai in which girls from around the world express their sympathy, sisterhood, and admiration for her. Many of them know first-hand the barriers that stand in the way of girls going to school--barriers like poverty, discrimination, and violence. In Malala, these girls recognize a leader, a champion, and a friend.
Author
Publisher
Editorial Juventud
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
Your way to school might be by yellow bus, bicycle or car, but around the world children are also getting to class by canoe, through tunnels, up ladders, by donkey, water buffalo or ox cart. In Rosemary McCarney's The Way to School, a collection of gorgeous, full-color photographs of schoolchildren from Myanmar, Ghana, Brazil, China, Canada and beyond, readers will see that the path to school can be "long and hard and even scary" depending on the...
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Because I am a Girl is a global initiative from Plan International to end gender inequality, promote girls' rights and lift millions of girls out of poverty. This book illustrates the Because I am Girl call to change by telling stories of girls around the world.