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Back to School Contest! Enter to Win the Complete Speak Out Series from Groundwood Books!

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Groundwood Booksone of the most celebrated children's publishers in Canada, is kicking off back to school season with a fantastic giveaway of their Speak Out series. All four titles in the series will be up for grabs to one lucky Open Book reader!

As described on the publisher site: "The Speak Out series publishes the most inspiring speeches of our times, then deconstructs them to give young readers a deeper understanding of global issues and the power of language to influence them."

The Groundwood Speak Out Pack includes one copy of each of:

Malala Speaks Out 

Speech by: Malala Yousafzai
Commentary by: Clara Fons Duocastella
Translated by: Susan Ouriou
Illustrated by: Yael Frankel

José Speaks Out

Speech by: José Mujica
Commentary by: Dolors Camats
Illustrated by: Raúl Nieto Guridi
Translated by: Sofía Jarrín

Wangari Speaks Out

Speech by: Wangari Maathai
Commentary by: Laia de Ahumada
Illustrated by: Vanina Starkoff
Translated by: Susan Ouriou

Severn Speaks Out

Speech by: Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Commentary by: Alex Nogués
Illustrated by: Ana Suárez
Translated by: Susan Ouriou

To enter, send us an email at contests@open-book.ca with the subject line "Groundwood Back to School Speak Out Contest." All entries must be received by 11:59p.m. on September 15th, 2024

One winner will be chosen at random and notified via email. One entry per person. This contest is open to Canadian residents only. Chance of winning depends on number of entries received.