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Publisher
Alianza Editorial
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
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As a young girl, Malala had made a wish for a magic pencil so she could make everyone happy; all she had to do was erase what needed to be fixed and redraw it. As Malala grew older she realized she needed more than a magic pencil to fix the world so that it was a better place.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when Taliban gunmen opened fire on her in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The shooting of the then fifteen-year-old teenager sparked international media outrage. An educational activist in Pakistan, Yousafzai has since emerged as a leading campaigner for the rights of children worldwide and in December 2014, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
3) Hesburgh
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A unique glimpse at more than fifty years of American history. Educator, civil rights champion, advisor to presidents, envoy to popes, theologian and activist, Rev. Theodore Hesburgh was called on by countless world leaders to tackle the most challenging issues of the day. He built a reputation as a savvy political operator with a penchant for bridging the divide between bitter enemies. Through it all, he remained a man armed with fierce intelligence,...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
"A nonfiction picture book compilation of the stories of 13 American women who persisted in overcoming obstacles and changing the world"--Provided by publisher.
"Chelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on the world to thirteen inspirational women who never took no for an answer, and who always, inevitably and without fail, persisted. Throughout American history, there have always been women...
Author
Publisher
Vista Higher Learning/Santillana USA
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
In her eloquent prose, Doreen Rappaport captures the essence of Eleanor Roosevelt's character and the deep significance of her legacy. With beautiful paintings by Gary Kelley and selections from Eleanor's own writings, this title is an extraordinary tribute to an extraordinary American, the most socially and politically active--and controversial--First Lady America had ever seen. Ambassador, activist, and champion of civil rights, Eleanor Roosevelt...
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