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Walking for water : how one boy stood up for gender equality  Cover Image Book Book

Walking for water : how one boy stood up for gender equality / Susan Hughes ; [illustrated by] Nicole Miles.

Hughes, Susan, 1960- (Author). Miles, Nicole. (Added Author).

Summary:

A boy, Victor, realizes that the girls in his Malawi village are not being treated the same as the boys. When he and his twin sister Linesi turn eight years old, he still attends to school but Linesi, like other girls and women in the community, has to walk to the river several times a day to get water for the family. Victor comes up with a plan to help. Based on the true story of a Malawian boy, the book also includes information about education and water availability in Malawi, resources and a glossary of Chichewa words.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1525302493
  • ISBN: 9781525302497
  • Physical Description: 30 pages : colour illustrations.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Kids Can Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 18.99
Subject: Sex discrimination against women > Juvenile fiction.
Women > Social conditions > Juvenile fiction.
Sex role > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Water-supply > Social aspects > Malawi > Juvenile fiction.
Malawi > Social life and customs > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch STO JP Hughe 31681020170718 PICTURE Available -
Lakeshore Branch STO JP Hughe 31681020170700 PICTURE Checked out 07/13/2024


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