Malala: Activist for Girls' Education
Written by Raphaële Frier
Narrated by Caroline McLaughlin
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Despite an attempt on her life by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai has continued to fight for the rights of children to become educated. As the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, her courage and conviction continue to push her to fight for what she believes in.
This riveting and inspiring biography tells the story of a young girl whose bravery and intellect continue to amaze the world.
Raphaële Frier
Raphaëlle Frier is an elementary school teacher. She has written fourteen books for children, including The Ogre and Maguerite (Talents Hauts) and Room with a View (Thierry Magnier). Raphaëlle lives in France.
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Reviews for Malala
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent biography of a powerful woman who blossomed from a very brave girl. A great way to get the conversation going, and inspire others to speak out. I recommend this for older children and young adults. The story not only speaks of Malala's life, but her dreams, her inspirations, and all that she has and wishes to accomplish. Advance Review Copy
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Author Raphaële Frier and illustrator Aurélia Fronty join forces in this inspiring picture-book biography of education activist Malala Yousafzai, first published in France. The narrative follows Malala's story from birth, and chronicles how, as a result of her unusual upbringing - her father Ziauddin was an educator, and unlike many in his Pashtun culture, believed that schooling should be extended to girls - she became a vocal advocate for the right of young girls in Pakistan to get an education. Despite growing threats from the Taliban, Malala continues her advocacy, eventually surviving an assassination attempt. Even this did not stop her, and she continued her education and activism in the UK, going on to found the Malala Fund to advocate for girls' education worldwide, and winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. The book concludes with an extensive afterword giving more information about Malala, her people and country, and her struggle for education rights...Originally published in France as Malala pour le droit des filles à l'éducation, this informative and beautifully-illustrated volume is the fourth picture-book I have read about Malala Yousafzai, following upon her own Malala's Magic Pencil, Lina Maslo's Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala, and Jeanette Winter's Malala: A Brave Girl from Pakistan / Iqbal: A Brave Boy from Pakistan. I initially sought it out because I enjoyed illustrator Aurélia Fronty's work on another French picture-book biography, Franck Prévot's Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees. I'm very glad that I did track it down, as I found it (not unexpectedly) absolutely gorgeous, from an aesthetic perspective, and quite well-told and informative, from a textual standpoint. I appreciated the fact that Frier delved into the factors which caused the rise of the Taliban in the Swat Valley - namely, the exploitation of a terribly destructive earthquake by a fundamentalist Imam, as a means of convincing people that Allah was angry with them - and that she highlighted the role of Malala's father, in encouraging both her education and her activism. These are elements of the story also ably explored in Maslo's book. The artwork is, as mentioned, just beautiful, and make me wish I could track down more of Fronty's work. All in all, a very worthwhile title, one I would recommend to picture-book readers interested in biography, or in inspirational stories of young people standing up for their rights, and making a difference in the world.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I have read various books about Malala Yousafzai and I liked this version of the story. Raphaële Frier has written this story to appeal to young readers and it is beautifully illustrated by Aurèlia Fronty. Malala: Activist for Girls’ Education must deal with some heavy and dark situations but manages to do so without being too dark or violent.Explaining the Taliban and why they wanted to kill a child just because she encouraged girls to go to school is not an easy thing to do. The highlights of her life are dealt with in some detail with more information at the end of the book. It is well written for a young audience. The illustrations are wonderful. The colours are vivid and bright and depict a happy life before the evil of the Taliban. The photographs at the end of the book showing Malala and others at various events gives a more realistic view for those who want to follow up with more research and resources.
This is a great biography for children presented as a picture book. It is wonderful to see books like this to introduce young children to non-fiction books and this topic should appeal to many of them. Learning that a free education is rare and not available in many countries might surprise them, learning that a child almost lost her life to get an education is shocking. This is a book that should be in every public and school library.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.