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.
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 water and hunger roars in her belly. Even though life is difficult, she dreams of someday knowing more about the world.
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Book Details
| Weight | 0.9375 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 11.36 × 8.77 × 0.41 in |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Pages | 32 Pages |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury USA Children's and Walker Books for Young Readers |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780802723079 |
| Released | 5/20/2014 |
About The Author
Ieronimo, Christine
In 2008, Christine Ieronimo traveled to Ethiopia to adopt a little girl, her daughter. A day after their return, she found her drinking from a puddle in the family's driveway.
That inspired her to write a children's book about water across the world. The need for clean water in Ethiopia and around the world has become her passion. It is Christine's hope that this story, her first book, will inspire other children to want to learn more about this global problem.
'When we bring global issues into the classroom early on, we are creating a generation of children that are informed, compassionate, tolerant and morally responsible.
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