This week in my Year 2 Book Club, one of my students read the biography, For the Right to Learn: the Malala Yousafzai's Story. She was horrified to think that there are places in the world where she might not be able to go to school. Another girl in the group read the biography of the first woman doctor, Elizabeth Blackwell, in Who Said Women Can't Be Doctors? A discussion about education and gender resulted. The comments were very interesting, given that this group of students come from affluent, educated families, attend a private co-educational school and take education and the ability to get what they need for granted. I took the opportunity to show the students the other biographies the library has about Malala and to encourage them to read other books about girls and education.
When Malala was growing up in Pakistan, girls were not allowed to go to school. Malala refused to stay home! She spoke out for education and was almost killed for standing up for her beliefs. To this day, Malala continues to work to ensure that every girl around the world has the chance to go to school. Malala Day is celebrated on her birthday, 12th July. The library has several books about her, including these:
• For the Right to Learn: the Malala Yousafzai's Story by Rebecca Langston-George and Janna Bock
• Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan by Jeanette Winter
• Every Day is Malala Day by Rosemary McCarney
• Malala: Activist for Girls' Education by Raphael Frier and Aurelie Fronty
• Free as a Bird: the Story of Malala by Lina Maslo
• Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words by Karen Leggett Abouraya
And other picture books about girls who are determined to be educated:
• Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges
• Razia's Ray of Hope by Elizabeth Suneby and Suana Verelst
• The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can by Tererai Trent
• Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story From Afghanistan by Jeanette Winter
• Yasmin's Hammer by Ann Malaspina and Doug Chayka
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