Booksource Mackin Logo

A Girl Called Genghis Khan: The Story Of Maria Toorpakai Wazir

ISBN-10: 1454931361
ISBN-13: 9781454931362
Author: Lord, Michelle
Illustrated by: Malik, Shehzil
Interest Level: K-5
Publisher: Union Square & Co

Publication Date: July 2019

Copyright: 2019

Page Count: 48

Series: People Who Shaped Our World

Star Star Star Star Star


Hardcover

List Price: $16.95

Your Price: $12.71
Quantity
Add to Wish List Add to Cart
 

Interest Level

Grades K-5

Reading Level

Lexile: 710L

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women

JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Middle East

Description
Meet Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a brave Pakistani girl who pursued her love of sports in spite of being taunted and beaten. When the President of Pakistan gave Maria an award for outstanding achievement, the Taliban threatened her squash club, family, and life. Forced to quit the team, she continued to practice in her bedroomeveryday for three years!Maria's story will inspire and empower all children . . . especially girls.