Monday, October 11, 2021

Middle Grade Monday: The International Day of the Girl: Celebrating Girls around the World by Jessica Dee Humphreys and the Hon. Rona Ambrose

The International Day of the Girl: Celebrating Girls around the World by Jessica Dee Humphreys and the Hon. Rona Ambrose. Illustrated by Simone Shin. CitizenKid series. 32 p. Kids Can Press, Sept., 2020. 9781525300585. (Review of finished copy purchased for my school library.)

Happy Monday! I hope you made the most of your weekend. I spent all of Saturday out of doors since the forecast was for rain on Sunday. Middle Grade Monday features The International Day of the Girl: Celebrating Girls around the World by Jessica Dee Humphreys and the Hon. Rona Ambrose. Illustrated by Simone Shin. Did you know that October 11 is International Day of the Girl day? Ever since 1954, the United Nations has focused on the rights of the child globally, but in 2009, the Canadian, "Because I'm a Girl" campaign launched an online petition to ask the UN to establish a special day to focus on issues particular to girls. These include, gender-based violence, illiteracy and lack of access to education, nutrition, child marriage and others. In 2011, girl delegates were chosen to attend the meeing of the UN Commission on the Status of Women to discuss instituting a Day of the Girl. Canadian Minister Rona Ambrose had the privilege of meeting with the girls and helped to establish the day.

This oversize picture book features the stories of nine girls from Afghanistan to Brazil to Canada. Based on interviews of real girls in nine different countries, each spread describes each girl's accomplishments and briefly explains particular challenges for girls in that country. Back matter includes a timeline and web addresses to learn more about facts and statistics particular to girls internationally. This is a wonderful introduction to a global issue for middle grade readers.

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