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From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

Muhammad Yunus grew up in Chittagong, India (now Bangladesh), seeing his mother give food to poor people, one of the many ways he learned about compassion and activism. He eventually became an economist, and when he returned home in 1971 after studying and teaching abroad, he began interviewing poor people to get a better understanding of poverty and how to fight it. He met women like Sufiya who worked hard making and selling crafts, but was unable to get out of debt after borrowing money for supplies at high interest rates from a local moneylender. Realizing small, low-interest loans would enable these women to get ahead, Muhammad was frustrated when no bank would agree to loan to people living in poverty. So Muhammad started Grameen, or “village,” Bank in 1977 to help transform the lives of people in poverty. Muhammad and Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. An afterword tells more about microfinance and Grameen Banks, which can be found around the world, including here in the United States. (Ages 7–10)

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From Publisher's Weekly

September 1, 2014
In detailed and inviting prose, Yoo shares the story of activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus, beginning with his childhood in the city of Chittagong (then part of India). Yoo describes Yunus's growing awareness of the injustice of global poverty and of the power of peaceful protest to incite change. Scenes include Yunus's presence on the steps of Capitol Hill, where he rallied for peace between Bangladesh and Pakistan, and his return to a ravaged Bangladesh following the war, where his compassion and economic knowledge lead to the development of Grameen Bank. Akib's grainy, jewel-toned chalk pastels contrast a sense of scarcity and deprivation with one of warmth and humanity. Yoo makes the significance of Yunus's contributions understandable, relevant, and immediate. Ages 6â€"11.