The International Day of the Girl - (CitizenKid) Annotated by Jessica Dee Humphreys & Rona Ambrose (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An introduction to the International Day of the Girl --- and why it matters.Celebrated every October 11th, the United Nation's International Day of the Girl was created to increase awareness of issues that affect girls --- and only girls --- and to encourage progress toward gender equality. Nine stories inspired by the real-life experiences of girls from all over the globe bring to light the importance of this day. From gender-based violence to illiteracy, sanitation to child marriage, each story is set in a different country and sensitively describes a situation in which the main character faces an inequity based on her gender and young age. With realistic yet hopeful outcomes for each story, girls are presented as reformers, not victims. Ordinary girls making a powerful difference --- these stories will stir the activist in every child!<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This introduction to the International Day of the Girl and its worldwide significance encourages children to recognize their own potential to make change, providing both a perfect lesson in social justice and a celebration of girl power. <p/>The United Nations designated October 11th as the International Day of the Girl, a day to increase awareness of problems that affect girls --- and only girls --- around the world and to encourage progress toward gender equality. Nine stories inspired by the real-life experiences of girls from all over the globe bring to light the importance of this day. Each story is set in a different country and sensitively describes an inequity faced by a character and how she addressed it. The challenges include gender-based violence, illiteracy, lack of access to technology, sanitation, nutritional disparity and child marriage. Each story features a positive description of the main character --- strong, smart, creative, inventive, brave, talented, caring, funny, ambitious --- and each concludes with a realistic yet hopeful outcome, presenting the girls as more than victims of their circumstances. Their powerful, and empowering, experiences will stir the activist in every child. <p/>Jessica Dee Humphreys's well-researched and illuminating stories are both readable and age appropriate. Award-winning Simone Shin's simple, warm illustrations bring the characters and their circumstances to life. Sidebars expand on the issues covered in each story. This book is a perfect choice for social justice discussions, as well as for social studies lessons on global communities, and for character education conversations on citizenship. It includes a foreword by the Honorable Rona Ambrose, who led Canada's call for the day to be formally adopted by the United Nations. Also included are an annotated time line of the day's creation and additional statistical information. A portion of the proceeds will go to Plan International Canada.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>... a solid addition to ... collections highlighting women's studies or gender equality.--<i><b>School Library Journal</b></i><br><br>Engaging, age-appropriate, and eye-opening.--<i><b>Kirkus Reviews, starred review</b></i><br><br>Eye-opening, thought-provoking and inspiring ...--<i><b>CM Magazine</b></i><br><br>This powerful book highlights nine fictional girls ... from different corners of the globe, each of whom is struggling to bloom within a system that wants to keep her weak.--<i><b>Booklist, starred review</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jessica Dee Humphreys has worked with several girls' rights organizations, including Save the Children and the United Nations Development Fund for Women. She is the co-author of a number of bestselling books, including Roméo Dallaire's Waiting for First Light and They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children. Jessica is also the co-author of the award-winning CitizenKid graphic novel Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War, with Michel Chikwanine.
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