Razia´S Ray Of Hope - One Girl´S Dream Of An Education

Razia Is Excited When Her Grandfather Tells Her Theres A School For Girls Being Built In Their Afghan Village At Last Girls Will Have The Same Opportunity To Be Educated As Boys Every Night I Fell Asleep Dreaming About Going To School Like My Brothers She Says Her Grandfather Wants Razia To Enroll In The School He Remembers A Time Before The Wars And The Taliban When Educated Women In Afghanistan Became Doctors Government Workers And Journalists And How This Made Families And The Country Stronger Razia Knows However That She Will Need Permission From Her Father And Her Oldest Brother Aziz In Order To Be Allowed To Attend The School She Begs Her Grandfather Please Baba Gi Ask Baba And Aziz If I May Go I Must Go But Will Her Grandfathers Words Be Enough To Convince The Younger Men Of The Value Of An Education For Razia Inspired By Reallife Razia Jans Experiences When She Built The Zabuli Education Center Outside Of Kabul Afghanistan Author Elizabeth Suneby Uses A Fictionalized Story To Deftly Personalize The Plight Of Many Children Around The World Who Are Not Being Educated The Layered Mixedmedia Illustrations By Suana Verelst Add Contextual Details About Life In An Afghan Village This Book Works Perfectly For A Social Studies Lesson On Global Cultures Extra Resources Include An Overview Of Children Worldwide Who Do Not Attend School The Story Of The Real Razia Jan A Glossary Of Dari Words Found In The Text And Activity Suggestions