Michelle Lord

Gebundenes Buch

Girl Called Genghis Khan, A

How Maria Toorpakai Wazir Pretended to Be a Boy, Defied the Taliban, and Became a World Famous Squash Player

Illustrator: Malik, Shehzil

Beschreibung

A compelling biography of a girl who was determined to play sports in Pakistan in spite of the Taliban's threats against her and her family.

Autor

Michelle Lord is the author of A Song for Cambodia and Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin, as well as numerous science books.  She first heard Maria’s story on NPR and knew she had to share it with children. Michelle lives in New Braunfels, TX, with her family. Shehzil Malik is a designer and illustrator who is a Fulbright scholar with an MFA in Visual Communication Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is also part of the International Development Innovation Network (IDIN). Shezil has taught at Beaconhouse National University, worked as art director at Ogilvy & Mather, been part of the Arcade Creative Group at Sony Music in New York City, and served as the art director of a socially conscious startup, Uth Oye!, in Lahore.

Produktdetails

• People Who Shaped Our World
• Verlag: Union Square & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 282mm x 220mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9781454931362
• ISBN-10: 1454931361
• Artikelnr.: 55173965