"Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories"
Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2021 | Winner of the Blue Peter Book Awards 2020, Best Book with Facts
Young people looking for inspiration will find it in the true stories told in this book. In punchy, direct text and eye-catching illustrations it introduces 29 young people who have each done something extraordinary and overcome the challenges facing them. Some of them are famous already, their names known across the world: Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg.
Other names are less well known but their stories are just as inspirational: Ayesha Farooq, Pakistan’s first female fighter pilot; young Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba. Alongside their stories are tips for readers on how to get your voice heard or, accompanying stories of amazing physical feats, how to push yourself beyond what you think is possible. It’s a book to show just how much can be achieved with courage and determination.
From surviving a plane crash in the jungle to striking against climate change, you won't believe the incredible stories of the challenges these brave kids from around the world have overcome!Rise Up: Ordinary Kids in Extraordinary Stories features 29 tales of amazing young girls and boys who have achieved the unimaginable. The stories range from triumphing over illness and injury to overcoming bullying. Entries include Swedens Greta Thunberg, whose youth climate activism sparked a global movement, and Pakistans Ayesha Farooq, who became Pakistans first female fighter pilot at age 25.Each incredible story is narrated in an exciting and engaging style, and is combined with visually stunning illustrations by Amy Blackwell.
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From surviving a plane crash in the jungle to striking against climate change, you won't believe the incredible stories of the challenges these brave kids from around the world have overcome!Rise Up: Ordinary Kids in Extraordinary Stories features 29 tales of amazing young girls and boys who have achieved the unimaginable. The stories range from triumphing over illness and injury to overcoming bullying.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Rise Up and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Rise Up features in the following genres: Books to Motivate Reluctant Readers age 9+, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers, People / Places, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Featured Books for 9+ readers
Paperback, Ebook, Hardback. £4.72. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
Rise Up was written by Amanda Li and published by Andrews McMeel
£4.72. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
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