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A thirst for home : a story of water across the world
- Title
- A thirst for home : a story of water across the world / Christine Ieronimo ; illustrations by Eric Velasquez.
- Author
- Ieronimo, Christine
- Publication
- New York : Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury, 2014.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Book/Text | Use in library | Sc F 15-62 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Velasquez, Eric
- Description
- 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 29 cm
- Summary
- "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"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page [32]).
- Call Number
- Sc F 15-62
- ISBN
- 9780802723079
- 0802723071
- 9780802723086
- 080272308X
- 9780802737656 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2013039001
- OCLC
- 862041424
- Author
- Ieronimo, Christine, author.
- Title
- A thirst for home : a story of water across the world / Christine Ieronimo ; illustrations by Eric Velasquez.
- Publisher
- New York : Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury, 2014.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page [32]).
- Added Author
- Velasquez, Eric, illustrator.
- Research Call Number
- Sc F 15-62