The INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL Celebrating Girls Around the World Jessica Dee Humphreys and the Hon Rona Ambrose Illustrated by Simone Shin Citizen Kid A collection of books that inform children about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens Kids Can Press
Imagine a garden growing right in the middle of your town One half of the garden is lush and healthy It gets all the sunshine and water and attention that it needs to thrive The other half is wilted and faded The neighborhood dogs have dug holes harming the roots and seeds Careless visitors have trampled the seedlings and sprouts Passersby plucked blossoms preventing fruit from growing And sometimes people sprayed chemicals on the plants mistaking them for weeds But what happens if the entire garden is allowed to flourish and reach its full potential The neglected half will be able to catch up and grow strong and healthy too Just as gardens need to be nurtured so that they can thrive on their own so do people But for a long time half the children of the world the girls have been treated unfairly often denied the same schooling freedom safety and care given to boys
