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Walters, Eric, 1957-
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Orphanages -- Kenya -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Kenya -- Juvenile fiction.
Children with disabilities -- Kenya -- Juvenile fiction.
Blacks -- Juvenile fiction.
Kenya -- Juvenile fiction.
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Walters, Eric, 1957-
Orphanages -- Kenya -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Kenya -- Juvenile fiction.
Children with disabilities -- Kenya -- Juvenile fiction.
Blacks -- Juvenile fiction.
Kenya -- Juvenile fiction.
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My name is Blessing / written by Eric Walters ; illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes.
by
Walters, Eric, 1957-
Tundra Books, c2013.
Call #:
FICTION
WAL
Subjects
Orphanages
--
Kenya
--
Juvenile
fiction
.
Orphans
--
Kenya
--
Juvenile
fiction
.
Children with disabilities
--
Kenya
--
Juvenile
fiction
.
Blacks
--
Juvenile
fiction
.
Kenya
--
Juvenile
fiction
.
ISBN:
9781770493018
1770493018
Description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Summary:
Based on a true story about a young Kenyan boy whose mother left him but had named him Muthini which meant suffering because he was born with no fingers on his left hand and only two on his right. Many times he was made fun of or avoided which hurt him deeply. He lives with his very elderly grandmother, his Nyanya, along with many cousins whose parents had either died or left them. They are extremely poor and there is never enough money or food, but plenty of love. A difficult choice must be made and Muthini is the youngest child and needs to have a better chance in life, so his Nyanya takes him to an orphanage where he is blessed and his name is changed to Baraka which means blessing for he was a blessing just as his grandmother always knew.
A young Kenyan boy with disabilities named Muthini lives with his grandmother and eight cousins, but when his grandmother is no longer able to take care of him they two set out on a journey that will change the young boy's life, and his name, forever.
Genre:
Preschool picture book.
Other authors:
Fernandes, Eugenie, 1943-
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Captain William Spry Public Library
Preschool Picture Books Fiction - Black Collection
FICTION WAL
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Preschool Picture Books Fiction - Black Collection
FICTION WAL
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Preschool Picture Books Fiction - Black Collection
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Preschool Picture Books Fiction - Black Collection
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Preschool Picture Books Fiction - Black Collection
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