Title: Ruby’s Wish
Author: Shirin Yim
Illustrator: Sophie Blackall
Publisher: Chronicle Books (2015)
ISBN: 9781452145693
The picture book Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim promotes commitment, determination, gender roles and perseverance.
Ruby lives with her grandfather who “did what rich men did in old China: he married many wives.” A tutor teaches his 100 grandchildren but Ruby is the only girl who wishes to continue her education rather than marry. She writes a poem expressing her frustrations, “Alas, bad luck to be born a girl; worse luck to be/ born into this house where only boys are cared for.” Impressed by her ambition and perseverance her grandfather grants her wish to attend university. Based on the life of Shirin Yim’s grandmother.
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Chronicle Books: Ruby’s Wish Teacher’s Guide
TES: Chinese New Year teaching resources
TES: Bringing in Chinese New Year
British Council: Chinese New Year lesson
British Council: How to approach teaching gender equality to boys and girls
Scottish Government: Gender Equality – A Toolkit for Education Staff
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Explore a wide range of jobs that challenge preconceptions
Sophie Blackall Official Website
TES: Chinese New Year teaching resources
TES: Bringing in Chinese New Year
British Council: Chinese New Year lesson
British Council: How to approach teaching gender equality to boys and girls
Scottish Government: Gender Equality – A Toolkit for Education Staff
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Explore a wide range of jobs that challenge preconceptions
Sophie Blackall Official Website
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