Hope springs / by Eric Walters ; illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Toronto : Tundra Books, 2014Description: [29] pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1770495304 (bound)
- 9781770495302 (bound)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Books for Big Kids | Walters Eric | Available | 33111007616531 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A drought has settled in the area around the orphanage where Boniface lives. There are long line-ups at the tiny spring where all the local people get their water, and suddenly the orphans are pushed to the back of the line, unwelcome. Boniface's houseparent, Henry, tells him that the people were mean out of fear--they feared there would not be enough water for their families. When the building of the orphanage's well is completed, Boniface has an idea to help the villagers. A lovely story of kindness and heart, this story shows that, through compassion and understanding, true generosity can spring from unexpected places.
Based on the true story of an orphaned boy in Kenya trying to bring clean water to his village.