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Faruqi, Reem.
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Faruqi, Maryam, 1920-2012 -- Juvenile literature.
Teachers -- Pakistan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Education -- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature.
Pakistan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Faruqi, Reem.
Faruqi, Maryam, 1920-2012 -- Juvenile literature.
Teachers -- Pakistan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Education -- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature.
Pakistan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Milloo
's
mind
: the
story
of
Maryam
Faruqi
,
trailblazer
for women'
s
education
/ written by Reem
Faruqi
; illustrated by Hoda Hadadi.
by
Faruqi
, Reem.
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers c2023.
Call #:
371.100954 F247fa
Subjects
Faruqi
,
Maryam
, 1920-2012 -- Juvenile literature.
Teachers -- Pakistan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women
--
Education
-- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature.
Pakistan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780063056619
0063056615
Alternate title:
Story
of
Maryam
Faruqi
,
trailblazer
for women'
s
education
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Summary:
From the author of Lailah'
s
Lunchbox and Unsettled comes a powerful picture book biography about
Maryam
Faruqi
, the founder of the Happy Home Schools, which provided
education
to thousands of girls across Pakistan at a time when girls weren't encouraged to go to school.
Milloo
lives in a time when school is considered unnecessary for girls. But to
Milloo
,
education
is essential. When
Milloo
reads, her thoughts dance.
Milloo
courageously dreams of becoming a teacher, but in fifth grade her parents tell her she has had enough school.
Milloo
is heartbroken but finds a way to achieve her educational goals, graduating high school and college with honors. When she's married,
Milloo
's husband tells her to stay home, but she does not let that stop her. She decides to open a school in her house and later opens more schools around Karachi, Pakistan, fulfilling her dreams.
Audience:
Ages 4-8.
Genre:
Biography, Juvenile.
Other authors:
Haddadi, Hoda, 1977-
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Alderney Gate Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
371.100954 F247fa
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Children's Nonfiction
371.100954 F247fa
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Children's Nonfiction
371.100954 F247fa
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Sackville Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
371.100954 F247fa
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