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My Heart Will Not Sit Down
When Kedi hears about America's Great Depression from her teacher, her heart will not sit down. Men and women are unable to find work. Children are going hungry. In her teacher's village of New York City, people are starving because they do not have money to buy food. But can one small girl in Africa's Cameroon like Kedi make a difference all the way across the great salt river in America?Inspired by true events, Mara Rockliff's gorgeous and accessible text matched with Ann Tanksley's vibrant and warm illustrations bring to life the remarkable story of one child's vision, passion, and dedication to make the world a better place.
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008102200
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- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/796200549#Topic/africa
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111273
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204333
- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/796200549#Topic/juvenile_fiction
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85022672
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- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/796200549#Event/1898_1999
- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/796200549#Place/new_york_n_y
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sj96006090
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- "When Kedi hears about America's Great Depression from her teacher, her heart will not sit down. Men and women are unable to find work. Children are going hungry. In her teacher's village of New York City, people are starving because they do not have money to buy food. But can one small girl in Africa's Cameroon like Kedi make a difference all the way across the great salt river in America?Inspired by true events, Mara Rockliff's gorgeous and accessible text matched with Ann Tanksley's vibrant and warm illustrations bring to life the remarkable story of one child's vision, passion, and dedication to make the world a better place."@en
- "In 1931 Cameroon, young Kedi is upset to learn that children in her American teacher's village of New York are going hungry because of the Great Depression, and she asks her mother, neighbors, and even the headman for money to help. Includes historical notes."
- "When Kedi hears about America's Great Depression from her teacher, her heart will not sit down. Men and women are unable to find work. Children are going hungry. In her teacher's village of New York City, people are starving because they do not have money to buy food. But can one small girl in Africa's Cameroon like Kedi make a difference all the way across the great salt river in America' Inspired by true events, Mara Rockliff's gorgeous and accessible text matched with Ann Tanksley's vibrant and warm illustrations bring to life the remarkable story of one child's vision, passion, and dedication to make the world a better place."@en