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Beatrice's Goat

40 pp. | Atheneum/Schwartz | February, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-689-82460-2 $$16.00

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Lori Lohstoeter. This book is intended to publicize the work of the Heifer Project, a group that provides livestock to people in developing countries. In the story, Beatrice's life changes for the better when her family receives a goat. The warm tones of the acrylic paintings, the loving family depicted, and the sincere text relate the everyday activities of a young Ugandan girl. An afterword by Hillary Rodham Clinton gives information about the organization.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt