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A good trade / Alma Fullerton ; illustrations by Karen Patkau.
Van Pelt Library PR9199.4.F85 G66 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fullerton, Alma, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children--Uganda--Juvenile fiction.
- Children.
- Children and war--Uganda--Juvenile fiction.
- Children and war.
- Poverty--Uganda--Juvenile fiction.
- Poverty.
- Gifts--Uganda--Juvenile fiction.
- Gifts.
- Gratitude--Uganda--Juvenile fiction.
- Gratitude.
- Responsibility in children--Uganda--Juvenile fiction.
- Responsibility in children.
- Children--Uganda--Fiction.
- Children and war--Uganda--Fiction.
- Poverty--Uganda--Fiction.
- Gifts--Uganda--Fiction.
- Gratitude--Uganda--Fiction.
- Responsibility in children--Uganda--Fiction.
- Uganda.
- Uganda--Children's fiction.
- Civil war--Children's fiction.
- Drought--Children's fiction.
- Aid workers--Children's fiction.
- Shoes--Children's fiction.
- Uganda--Juvenile fiction.
- Uganda--Fiction.
- Local Subjects:
- Uganda--Children's fiction.
- Civil war--Children's fiction.
- Drought--Children's fiction.
- Aid workers--Children's fiction.
- Shoes--Children's fiction.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Picture books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Canada : Pajama Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- In a small Ugandan village, Kato wakes early to start the long, barefoot trek beyond his village and along fields dotted with cattle and guarded by soldiers. His destination is the village well, where he will pump a day's supply of water into two jerry cans. Like every day, Kato lets the water splash over his hot tired feet before carrying his heavy load back home, where his chores await him. But this is no ordinary day. The aid worker's truck has come to the village square, and in the back is a gift so special, the little boy rushes home to look for something to repay the aid worker. Alma Fullerton's spare, lilting prose tells a deceptively simple story of one day in a little boy's life. But in a place ravaged by a generation of civil war and drought, a village well brings life, a gift of shoes is a cause for celebration, and a simple flower becomes an eloquent symbol of peace and gratitude.
- Notes:
- Ontario Library Association Best Bets, 2012.
- ISBN:
- 9781772781175
- 1772781177
- 9781772781182
- 1772781185
- OCLC:
- 1117511152
- Publisher Number:
- 99987197105
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