Can a girl be a hero? Gender constitutes one of the most important learning experiences for the young child. By the time, a child reaches pre-school, he or she is able to make gender distinctions and sex-role preferences. They also learn the appropriate behaviour for both boys and girls and men and women. In addition to learning gender identification and sex-role expectations, boys and girls are exposed to accept society’s definition of the relative …showed first 75 words of 1928 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1928 total…better life. Therefore she is a “hero” in her own way. Stories have always been a means for perpetuating the fundamental cultural values and myths. They have also been a stimulus for fantasy imagination and achievement. Books could develop this latter quality to encourage the imagination and creativity of children. This would provide an important implementation of the growing demand for both girls and boys to have a real opportunity to fulfill their human potential.