Give a Goat

*Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People --National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council*
*Honor Book --Society of School Librarians International*
How can reading a picture book in one country make a difference to a family in need living thousands of miles away? And what does a goat have to do with it, anyway? When Mrs. Rowell's class is inspired by a rainy-day book to reach out with helping hands, wonderful things happen. Not the least of these wonderful things is a combined, enthusiastic effort by the entire class to reach a common goal. In this true story readers will discover even the smallest good-will efforts are rewarded with positive results.

About the author

Jan West Schrock has worked as a classroom teacher, special needs teacher and school administrator both in the United States and abroad. She is currently a senior advisor for the charity Heifer International, an organization founded in 1944 by her father, Dan West, who worked as a relief worker during the Spanish Civil War. Heifer International, originally named Heifers for Relief, has grown over the years to serve over 8.5 million people in more than 125 countries.

Jan is the author of Give a Goat, the real story of a classroom in America that gets inspired, by reading the book Beatrice's Goat, to help families in need across the ocean. Jan lives in Westbrook, Maine, but travels the world to talk about "passing on the gift."

Product details

• Authors: Jan W. Schrock, Jan West Schrock, Jan West Schrock
• Assisted by: Aileen Darragh (Illustration)
• Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.01.2013
• EAN: 9780884483434
• ISBN: 978-0-88448-343-4
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 224 mm x 249 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 136 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; Children's Books / All Ages, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Values & Virtues