Hardcover Jacket
978-1-55337-967-6 | Sep 1, 2006
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USD $16.95, CAD $18.95
4-color • 8 1/2 x 11 • 56 pages
Grades: 3 To 7 / Ages: 8 to 12
Paperback
978-1-55453-271-1 | Aug 1, 2008
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USD $9.95, CAD $9.95
In Agweo, Uganda, villagers were used to walking a long way every day in search of water. What they found was often brown and smelly and made a lot of people sick. In Kemptville, Ontario, six-year-old Ryan was learning about the problem of unsafe drinking water in villages like Agweo. Ryan dreamed of building a well to supply a village in need with safe, clean water. Ryan started saving his money. Impressed by his initiative, a family friend wrote an article in the local newspaper about Ryan's wish. Before long, ripples of goodwill began spreading, and people started sending money to help pay for the well. When Ryan's well was built, a young boy in Agweo named Akana Jimmy wanted to thank Ryan in person for this gift of life — clean water. When they finally met, an unbreakable bond united these boys from very different backgrounds, and a long and sometimes life-threatening journey began.
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KEYWORDS
biography global awareness environmental citizenship stability and change Africa Uganda good deeds making new friends determination helping others adoption diversity
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Reviews
“A truly inspirational story, this book can effectively teach about problems and solutions.”
— LMC Library Media Connection, February 2007
“Ryan and Jimmy is a true story of friendship and compassion in which a simple wish to help others brings focus to the necessities that unite us all.”
— OprahSelects.com, December 2006
“A great choice for book talking or small-group sharing and discussion, with many possible connections, from social and economic to geographic and political.”
— School Library Journal, November 2006
“This inspiring true story of survival, friendship and activism is never preachy, and the text, dotted with color photographs, carefully preserves a child’s eye view throughout.”
— Kirkus Reviews, October 2006
“Reminds us that many young people today can and will do wonderful things for their communities …”
— Quill & Quire, Starred Review, October 2006
Awards
| 2008 | Silver Birch Award, Ontario Library Association, Short-listed |
| 2007 | Information Book Award, Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada, Short-listed |
| 2007 | Carol D. Reiser Award, Metro Atlanta Corporate Volunteer Council, Winner |
| 2007 | Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, CBC, Short-listed |
| 2007 | Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones Magazine, Winner |
| 2007 | Notable Books for a Global Society, International Reading Association, Winner |
| 2007 | International Book Award, The Society of School Librarians International, Winner |
| 2007 | Diamond Willow Award, Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice, Short-listed |
| 2007 | Norma Fleck Award, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Short-listed |
| 2007 | Alberta Children’s Rocky Mountain Book Award, Short-listed |
| 2006 | Parents’ Choice Recommended, Winner |
| 2006 | Disney Adventures Book Award, Winner |
| 2006 | Book of the Year Award, ForeWord Magazine, Short-listed |