Meet MALALA Yousafzai, the brave and brilliant activist who survived being shot in the head aged 15 to keep fighting for all girls to receive and education. Find out: - How an earthquake literally rocked her world, - Why everyone forgot her twelfth birthday - And how she became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Get to know MALALA on First Name terms.

Get to know some of your favourite heroes and celebrities on First Name terms! These are fun, lively and highly illustrated biographies that introduce you to some truly amazing individuals, who lived truly incredible lives.

About the Author
Lisa Williamson is the award winning, bestselling author of the ground-breaking YA novels The Art of Being Normal, First Day of My Life, All About Mia and Paper Avalanche. This is her first First Names title. Mike Smith graduated with an MA in Children's Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art in 2011. In 2010 he won the Macmillan Prize for children's book illustration, having been a runner-up the year before. He has created picture books and comic strips for The Phoenix comic, as well as a diary-comic blog, for many years.

Reviews
Fun, fact-packed . . . Brilliantly entertaining * National Geographic Kids, praise for First Names *
Exciting and original * Lancashire Evening Post, praise for First Names *
Topical and timeless * Comics Review, praise for First Names *
An excellent series . . . children will be encouraged to be aspirational * Parents in Touch, praise for First Names *



Book Information
ISBN 9781788450478
Author Lisa Williamson
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint David Fickling Books
Publisher David Fickling Books
Weight(grams) 154g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 12mm