THE ABC'S OF SURVIVAL THE BREADWINNER

A IS FOR AFGHANISTAN

• Parvana's family lives in AFGHANISTAN.
• It is where she lives and grew up in.
• Page 7 chapter 1.

B IS FOR BURQA

• Woman and girls have to wear BURQAS under the Taliban rules.
• It covers them completely.
• Page 19 Chapter 2 from moodle.

C IS FOR CHADOR

• Girls and woman have to wear a CHADOR under Taliban rules.
• A piece of cloth that covers their head and shoulders.
• Page 7 Chapter 1 from moodle.

D IS FOR DARI

• DARI is one of the two main languages spoken in Afghanistan.
• Parvana knows it.
• Page 9 chapter 1 from moodle.

E IS FOR EDUCATION

• Most people in Afghanistan don't have a good EDUCATION,especially girls.
• Parvana is lucky,both of her parents are educated and so is she.
• Page 9 chapter 1 from moodle.

F IS FOR FLED

• Most people have FLED countries under the Taliban.
• They FLED because they want to be free.
• Page 9 chapter 1.

G IS FOR GIRLS

• Most GIRLS in Afghanistan can't go outside or anywhere because of the Taliban.
• Woman can't go to work and GIRLS can't go to school.
• Page 7 Chapter 1 from Moodle.

H IS FOR HOPEFUL

• When Parvana's father got arrested,she was HOPEFUL for him to come home.
• She was also HOPEFUL throughout the book for a better life.
• Page 32 chapter 3 from moodle.

I IS FOR IDEAS

• The Taliban have forceful IDEAS about how things should be run.
• Page 11 chapter 1 from moodle.

J IS FOR JAIL

• A lot of woman go to JAIL under the Taliban because of strict rules.
• Parvana's father went to JAIL because he had gotten an education in England.
• Page 33 Chapter 3.

K IS FOR KABUL

• The capital of Afghanistan,Parvana's family live in KABUL.
• Page 16 Chapter 1.

L IS FOR LANDMINES

• Parvana's father says there are more LANDMINES in Afganistan than flowers.
• Parvana's brother,Hossain,died from stepping on a landmine.
• Page 101 chapter 10 from moodle.

M IS FOR MALALI

• MALALI was a brave young girl that led the Afghans into war against the British.
• Father often calls Parvana MALALI because she is brave.
• Page 27 chapter 2 from moodle.

N IS FOR NAN

• NAN is a flat piece of bread that is circular.
• Parvana's family eats it a lot so they can't survive without it.
• Page 50 chapter 5 from moodle.

O IS FOR ORDERED

• The Taliban had ORDERED all girls and woman to stay inside their houses.
• The Taliban also ORDERED them not to go to school and not to work.
• The Taliban also ORDERED men to grow beards.
• Page 7 chapter 1 from moodle.

P IS FOR PASHTU

• One of the two main languages in Afghanistan.
• Parvana can understand most of PASHTU.
• Page 10 chapter 1.

Q IS FOR QURAN

• The QURAN is the holy book of Islam.
• Most people in Afghanistan are probably Islam so they all know what the QURAN is.
• Page 10 chapter 1.

R IS FOR RELIGION

• Parvana's father says that RELIGION was teaching people how to be better people.
• Parvana and her family are Islam.
• Page 13 chapter 1 from moodle.

S IS FOR SCHOOL

• Girls are forbidden to go to SCHOOL under the Taliban.
• No one can go to SCHOOL under the Taliban.
• Page 12 chapter 1.

T IS FOR TALIBAN

• The TALIBAN are a terrorist group that have taken over Kabul.
• The TALIBAN hate girls and woman.
• Page 11 chapter 1 from moodle.

U IS FOR UNIVERSITY

• Both of Parvana's parents have gone to an UNIVERSITY.
• Parvana is lucky because she can learn from her parents when she is not allowed to go to school.
• Page 9 chapter 1 from moodle.

V IS FOR VOLUNTEERED

• Parvan VOLUNTEERED to be a boy to do things outside so her family could live.
• She had to go buy food and sell things for money.
• Page 60 chapter 6 from moodle.

W IS FOR WINDOW WOMAN

• When Parvana was selling things,gifts dropped onto her from a WINDOW WOMAN.
• The WINDOW WOMAN lived in a house next to where Parvana was selling things.
• Page 82 Chapter 7.

X IS FOR EXPLOSIONS

• There are a lot of EXPLOSIONS in Afghanistan.
• EXPLOSIONS can also happen from land mines.
• Page 96 chapter 10 from moodle.

Y IS FOR YEARNED

• Throughout the book,Parvna YEARNED for many things.
• She wanted to be free and have an easy life and for her father to come home from prison.
• Page 82 chapter 7.

Z IS FOR KAMEEZ

• A KAMEEZ is a long loose shirt that men and women wear.
• Men's are all one color but the ones for girl's are many colors.
• Page 24 chapter 2.