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1 online resource (1 audio file (15 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Performer |
Read by Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah. |
Summary |
In June of 2002, a mere nine months since the September 11 attacks, a very unusual ceremony begins in a far-flung village in western Kenya. An American diplomat is surrounded by hundreds of Maasai people. A gift is about to be bestowed upon the American men, women, and children, and he is there to accept it. The gift is as unexpected as it is extraordinary. Hearts are raw as these legendary Maasai warriors offer their gift to a grieving people half a world away. Word of the gift will travel newswires around the globe, and for the heartsick American nation, the gift of fourteen cows emerges from the choking dust and darkness as a soft light of hope?and friendship. Based on the New York Times bestseller, this audiobook recounts the true story from Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah of the touching gift bestowed on the United States by a tribe of Maasai Warriors in the wake of the September 11 attacks. With stunning illustrations from Thomas Gonzalez, master storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy (in collaboration with Naiyomah) hits all the right notes in this elegant story of generosity that crosses boundaries, nations, and cultures. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Subject |
Naiyomah, Wilson Kimeli -- Juvenile literature.
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Kenya -- Relations -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- Relations -- Kenya -- Juvenile literature.
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Juvenile literature.
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Maasai (African people) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Cows -- Kenya -- Juvenile literature.
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Gifts -- Kenya -- Juvenile literature.
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Naiyomah, Wilson Kimeli.
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Kenya -- Relations -- United States.
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United States -- Relations -- Kenya.
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
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Maasai (African people) -- Biography.
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Cows -- Kenya.
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Gifts -- Kenya.
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Added Author |
Naiyomah, Wilson Kimeli, author, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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Added Title |
Fourteen cows for America |
ISBN |
9781666513264 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1666513261 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
Music No. |
MWT14442543 |
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