A Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World

Alemitu lives with her mother in a poor village in Ethiopia, where she must walk miles for...
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Author: Christine Ieronimo
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A Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World by Ieronimo, Christine

A Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World

¥5,049

A Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World

¥5,049
Author: Christine Ieronimo
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Alemitu lives with her mother in a poor village in Ethiopia, where she must walk miles for water and hunger roars in her belly. Even though life is difficult, she dreams of someday knowing more about the world. When her mother has no choice but to leave her at an orphanage to give her a chance at a better life, an American family adopts Alemitu. She becomes Eva in her new home in America, and although her life there is better in so many ways, she'll never forget her homeland and the mother who gave up so much for her. Told through the lens that water connects all people everywhere, this eye-opening, emotional story will get readers thinking about the world beyond their own.



Author: Christine Ieronimo
Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Published: 05/20/2014
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 11.26h x 8.94w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9780802723079
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 170649 / Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/17/2014
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014
Booklist 05/15/2014 pg. 57
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2014 pg. 32
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author

CHRISTINE IERONIMO traveled to Ethiopia in 2008 to adopt her daughter and was deeply affected by the poverty there. Since then she has been involved in many organizations focusing on education and other efforts in Ethiopia. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and four children.
www.christineieronimo.com

ERIC VELASQUEZ is the author and illustrator of The Price of Freedom, Grandma's Records and Grandma's Gift, a Pura Belpré Award winner. He is also the illustrator of The Piano Man, for which he won the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award.
www.ericvelasquez.com

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