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Available
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Publication
Kids Can Press (2010), 32 pages
Description
Eleven-year-old Maria Luz and her family have a small farm in Honduras, but may not have enough food to sustain them for the year, so Maria's father must leave home to find work, leaving her in charge of the garden.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Sullywriter
From the author of One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, this book tells the story how a poor farming family who live in the hills of Honduras and learns how to grow enough food that will sustain them and provide an income. An excellent introduction to the issue of food insecurity.
LibraryThing member matthewbloome
This story should act as a vehicle for social change. It does a great job of explaining the plight of numerous farming families in Central America. It also contains extensive endnotes on organizations that are working to correct these continuing social wrongs. I loved this book. I'd highly
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recommend it be added to any collection that doesn't have it already. Show Less
LibraryThing member jegammon
Response - I think this picture book does a wonderful job teaching the reader how we can take local action within our communities to make a positive difference. Also, this book is a great introduction to world hunger and the food scarcity that millions of people face around the world.
Curricular
Curricular
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connection - read aloud; unit on rights and responsibilities Show Less
Awards
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2014)
Skipping Stones Honor Award (2011)
Amelia Francis Howard Gibbon Illustrator's Award (Shortlist — 2011)
De Bary Children's Science Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2011)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
32 p.; 9.4 inches
ISBN
1554534887 / 9781554534883