YOU ARE A STAR, MALALA YOUSAFZAI, by Dean Robbins and Maithili Joshi, Scholastic Press, Jan. 2, 2024, Paperback, $8.99 (ages 5-7)
You Are a Star, Malala Yousafzai, by Dean Robbins and Maithili Joshi, is the story of the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Make way for Malala Yousafzai!
It’s Malala Yousafzai like you’ve never seen her before!
Using a unique mix of first-person narrative, comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young readers to an activist and trailblazer. The third book in the You Are a Star nonfiction series, You Are a Star, Malala Yousafzai focuses on Malala’s lifelong mission to bring educational equality and justice to all―especially young girls. —Synopsis provided by Scholastic Press
You Are a Star, Malala Yousafzai is an accessible picture book biography of one of the world’s top advocates for girls’ education. The book really feels as if Malala is telling you her personal story. The mix of comic panels and larger illustrations almost give it a scrapbook feel. Excellent backmatter includes an author’s note and information on how readers can be more like Malala.
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