A Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780802723079)

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.

Author: Christine Ieronimo
ISBN-10: 0802723071
ISBN-13: 9780802723079
Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Language: English
Published: 05/20/2014
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 11.26h x 8.94w x 0.43d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 170649 / Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/17/2014
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014
Booklist 05/15/2014 pg. 57
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2014 pg. 32
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw