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14 Cows for America

14 Cows for America

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ISBN10: 1561454907
ISBN13: 9781561454907
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Published: Aug 4 2009
Pages: 36
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.40 Width: 11.80 Depth: 10.10
Language: English
Awards: Beehive Awards, Black-Eyed Susan Award, Bluebonnet Awards, California Young Reader Medal, Colorado Children's Book Award, Cybils, E.B. White Read Aloud Award, Georgia Children's Book Award, Land of Enchantment Book Award, North Carolina Children's Book Award, Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up), South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Volunteer State Book Awards, Young Hoosier Book Award
This New York Times bestseller recounts the true story of the touching gift bestowed on the US by the Maasai people in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

In June of 2002, a mere nine months since the September 11 attacks, a very unusual ceremony begins in a far-flung village in western Kenya. An American diplomat is surrounded by hundreds of Maasai people. A gift is about to be bestowed upon the American men, women, and children, and he is there to accept it. The gift is as unexpected as it is extraordinary.

Hearts are raw as these legendary Maasai warriors offer their gift to a grieving people half a world away. Word of the gift will travel newswires around the globe, and for the heartsick American nation, the gift of fourteen cows emerges from the choking dust and darkness as a soft light of hope―and friendship.

With stunning paintings from Thomas Gonzalez, master storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy (in collaboration with Naiyomah) hits all the right notes in this elegant story of generosity that crosses boundaries, nations, and cultures.

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