Walking for water : how one boy stood up for gender equality / [written by] Susan Hughes ; [illustrated by] Nicole Miles.
Material type:
TextSeries: CitizenKidPublisher: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 30 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781525302497
- 1525302493
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | Manners & Character | 305.42 H894 | Checked out | 04/29/2024 | 33111010585277 | |||
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 305.42 H894 | Available | 33111010526701 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Victor is very close to his twin sister, Linesi. But now that they have turned eight years old, she no longer goes to school with him. Instead, Linesi, like the other older girls in their community, walks to the river to get water five times a day, to give their mother more time for farming. Victor knows this is the way it has always been. But he has begun learning about equality at school, and his teacher has asked the class to consider whether boys and girls are treated equally. Though he never thought about it before, Victor realises they're not. And it's not fair to his sister. So Victor comes up with a plan to help.
"Victor is a pretty typical eight-year-old: he races to get his chores done, finds math challenging and likes to play with his friends. One day, the new school teacher introduces Vic and the other students to the idea of equality between boys and girls. Vic has never really thought about it before, but he soon begins to notice the disparities around him. Like all the older girls and women in their Malawi village, his twin sister, Linesi, now walks the long walk to the river to collect water for the family. Now she can't go to school anymore. It's just the way things have always been. But does it have to be? And is there a way for Vic to change it? When Vic has an idea about how to help, he discovers that even small changes can have an impact"-- provided by publisher.