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Highlights Malala Yousafzai's life and her fight for education for girls in Pakistan. Includes a map, writing prompts, resources for further information, a glossary, and color photographs.

Malala Yousafzai's describes her fight for education for girls under Taliban rule, the support she received from her parents to pursue an education, and how the Taliban retaliated against her by trying to kill her.

Introduces Malala Yousafzai, a girl from Pakistan, who faught for education, dispite being threatened by the Taliban.

A brief biography of gold medal winning American gymnast Simone Biles.

Simone Biles is one of the country s best female athletes. Learn about her childhood, the challenges she has overcome, and this gymnast s greatest accomplishments. Get the inside scoop on her gold-medal-winning Olympic appearance.

Malala Yousafzai is a young woman who nearly lost her life after being shot for speaking out in favor of women’s education in a part of the world where that is still a rarity. Instead of hiding after such a frightening experience, she became even more outspoken in her belief that all girls and women should be able to go to school. Malala’s incredible life story is presented to readers through accessible text, engaging sidebars, and quote boxes featuring Malala’s own words. Full-color photographs and a timeline of her life so far enhance this inspiring reading experience.

Meet Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps! Phelps?s life story is examined from his childhood in Maryland where he began swimming at age eleven on his way to five world championships. Learn about Phelps?s Olympic career in the Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio de Janeiro games throughout which he won 23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze medals.

A biography of Simone Biles, an African American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist.

"As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true"--OCLC.

A brief biography of American Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, discussing her childhood, family, and career in gymnastics.