Girl rising : changing the world one girl at a time
Title
:
Girl rising : changing the world one girl at a time
Personal Author EPSB
:
Tanya Lee, Stone
Summary
:
Girl Rising, a global campaign for girls' education, created a film that chronicled the stories of nine girls in the developing world, allowing viewers the opportunity to witness how education can break the cycle of poverty. Now, award-winning author Tanya Lee Stone deftly uses new research to illuminate the dramatic facts behind the film, focusing both on the girls captured on camera and many others.
Year Published
:
2016
Physical Description
:
193 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Contents
:
Why (and how) a film became a book -- The stakes -- The stories. Modern-day slavery ; Child marriage ; Limited access, or none at all -- The solutions. Can we change the world? ; Girls rising.
Awards
:
2017 Spring ASLC review Alberta School Library Council
Subject
:
Girls -- Conduct of life.
Girls -- Education.
Social change.
Summary
:
Girl Rising, a global campaign for girls' education, created a film that chronicled the stories of nine girls in the developing world, allowing viewers the opportunity to witness how education can break the cycle of poverty. Now, award-winning author Tanya Lee Stone deftly uses new research to illuminate the dramatic facts behind the film, focusing both on the girls captured on camera and many others.
ISBN
:
9780553511468
9780553511475
9780553511499
Publisher
:
New York : Wendy Lamb Books, [2016]
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| A. Blair McPherson | 371.822 STO | Book | 31458100027971 | Non-Fiction |