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My Heart Will Not Sit Down


Book Description
When Kedi hears about America's Great Depression from her teacher, her heart will not sit down. Men and women are unable to find work. Children are going hungry. In her teacher's village of New York City, people are starving because they do not have money to buy food. But can one small girl in Africa's Cameroon like Kedi make a difference all the way across the great salt river in America?

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Book Information
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
BindingKindle Edition (4 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages40
ISBN-10B006NKKT2K
Publication Date01/10/2012
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About Ann Tanksley (Illustrator) : Ann Tanksley is a published illustrator of children's books. Published credits of Ann Tanksley include The Six Fools.
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