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Beatrice's goat

A young girl's dream of attending school in her small Ugandan village is fulfilled after her family is given an income-producing goat. Based on a true story about the work of Project Heifer.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McBrier, Page
Other Authors:	Lohstoeter, Lori (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2001.
Subjects:	Project Heifer > Juvenile fiction. Goats > Juvenile fiction. Africa > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	A young girl's dream of attending school in her small Ugandan village is fulfilled after her family is given an income-producing goat. Based on a true story about the work of Project Heifer.
Item Description:	"An Anne Schwartz book." "With an afterword by Hillary Rodham Clinton"--cover.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:	9780689869907 0689869908 0689824602
Author Notes:	Page McBrier is a freelance writer and the author of many books for children, including Confessions of a Reluctant Elf and a number of books in the Treehouse Times and the Oliver and Company series, among others. In addition to writing, she has led theater workshops and taught drama in elementary schools. Ms. McBrier currently serves on the board of an arts afterschool program for middle school children. She lives with her husband and their two sons in Rowayton, Connecticut. Lori Lohstoeter received her BFA from the University of Arkansas and earned her BA in commercial illustration from the ArtCenter College of Design in southern California. Lori was often hired as a children's book illustrator for her vivid palette and bold brushwork. Her work has been featured on packaging for Estee Lauder, billboards for Jose Cuervo tequila, and more. She is an adjunct teacher for color theory at Norwalk Community College.