One Girl

Written by Andrea Beaty & illustrated by Dow Phumiruk

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$16.99

$15.80

5 - 7

Reading age

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Oct 6, 2020

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What's One Girl About

Publisher Summary

A meditative picture book about the power of reading and how one child can change the world, from #1 bestselling author Andrea Beaty One girl. One spark. Faint and fading in the dark. Flicker . . . Flicker . . . Flicker . . . Glow. Tiny ember. Burning low. Inspired by the global movement to empower girls through education, this lyrical story tells of one small girl who reads a book that lights a spark. She shares what she learns with her class, and the spark grows. The girl is then moved to write her own story, which she shares with girls around the globe, and it ignites a spark in them, lighting up the whole world. This heartwarming and moving narrative shows how books and education can inspire change and how one child can make a huge difference.

What Kind of Book is One Girl

Topics

girls and women feelings and emotions social themes books and reading girls school and education human rights self-discovery personal growth empowerment

Genres

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The Creatives Behind the Book

Author

Andrea Beaty

Andrea Beaty is the author of the bestselling Questioneers series, among other children’s titles. She lives just outside Chicago.

Illustrator

Dow Phumiruk

Dow Phumiruk is a pediatrician with a passion for creating children’s book art and stories. She has been a member of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) since 2011. She lives in Lone Tree, Colorado with her husband, daughters, and an assortment of small pets (most notably a dwarf rabbit named Lottie and a cute bearded dragon named Sparkles). She is the illustrator of Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines, by Jeanne Walker Harvey, Counting on Katherine, by Helaine Becker, and Mouse’s Christmas Gift, by Mindy Baker. Mela and the Elephant is her author debut. She has four more titles on the way, so stay tuned! When not creating books or teaching medical students, she can be found hiking on trails around Colorado.