{"product_id":"twenty-two-cents-muhammad-yunus-and-the-village-bank-paperback","title":"Twenty-Two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Yoo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJamel Akib\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education\u003cbr\u003e Junior Library Guild Selection\u003cbr\u003e Best Multicultural Books, Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e Notable Books for a Global Society, International Literacy Association (ILA)\u003cbr\u003e Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)\u003cbr\u003e Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones Magazine\u003cbr\u003e Social Justice Literature Award, International Literacy Association (ILA)\u003cbr\u003e South Asia Book Award Winner, South Asia National Outreach Consortium (SANOC)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA biography of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who revolutionized global antipoverty efforts by developing the innovative economic concept of micro-lending.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus witnessed extreme poverty all around and was determined to eradicate it. In 1976, as an Economics professor, Muhammad met a young craftswoman in the village of Jobra who needed to borrow five taka (twenty-two cents) to buy materials. No bank would lend such a small amount to an uneducated woman, so she was forced to borrow from corrupt lenders who charged an unfair interest rate, and left her without enough profit to buy food. Muhammad realized that what stood in the way of her financial security was just a few cents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired, Muhammad founded Grameen Bank where people could borrow small amounts of money to start a job, and then pay back the bank without exorbitant interest charges. Over the next few years, Muhammad's compassion and determination changed the lives of millions of people by loaning the equivalent of more than ten billion US dollars in micro-credit. This has also served to advocate and empower the poor, especially women, who often have limited options.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwenty-two Cents\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring story of economic innovation and a celebration of how one person-like one small loan-can make a positive difference in the lives of many.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaula Yoo\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and screenwriter whose children's books for Lee \u0026amp; Low include \u003ci\u003eSixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShining Star\u003c\/i\u003e, and several titles in the Confetti Kids series. Her titles have been recognized by the International Reading Association, the Texas Bluebonnet Award Masterlist, and Lee \u0026amp; Low's New Voices Award. She and her husband live in Los Angeles, California, where she works in television. You can visit her online at paulayoo.com.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamel Akib\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in several picture books as well as in numerous museum and gallery shows in England, including several Best of British Illustration exhibitions. A full-time illustrator of English and Malaysian ancestry, Akib now lives with his family in Salisbury, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 10.6 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twenty-Two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770598031648,"sku":"9781620148099","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/72051588696c56a71671a2cb89fca6df.webp?v=1780374858","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/twenty-two-cents-muhammad-yunus-and-the-village-bank-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}