Bibliograph

Girl rising, changing the world one girl at a time, Tanya Lee Stone in association the GirlRising

Type

Label

Girl rising, changing the world one girl at a time, Tanya Lee Stone in association the GirlRising

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-174) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Age 12-up

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grade 9 to 12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Girl rising

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

972735708

Responsibility statement

Tanya Lee Stone in association the GirlRising

Sub title

changing the world one girl at a time

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification