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The banana-leaf ball : how play can change the world / [written by] Katie Smith Milway ; [illustrated by] Shane W. Evans.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: CitizenKidPublisher: Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2017Description: 32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781771383318
  • 1771383313
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • jC813/.6 23
Summary: "Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named Deo lives alone in the Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania. With scarce resources at the camp, bullies have formed gangs to steal what they can, and a leader named Remy has begun targeting Deo. Then one day a coach gathers all the children to play soccer. Though Deo loves soccer and has even made his own ball out of banana leaves, he's unsure at first about joining in when he sees Remy on the field. But as Deo and the other boys get drawn into the game, everything begins to change. Their shared joy in playing provides the children --- including Remy --- with a sense of belonging."--Amazon.com
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK Meaford Public Library Junior Picture Books Fiction JP Milwa (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Signed by author/Forest of Reading Nominee 2018 14874
BOOK Meaford Public Library Junior Picture Books Fiction JP Milwa (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Forest of Reading nominee 2018 15414
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"Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named Deo lives alone in the Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania. With scarce resources at the camp, bullies have formed gangs to steal what they can, and a leader named Remy has begun targeting Deo. Then one day a coach gathers all the children to play soccer. Though Deo loves soccer and has even made his own ball out of banana leaves, he's unsure at first about joining in when he sees Remy on the field. But as Deo and the other boys get drawn into the game, everything begins to change. Their shared joy in playing provides the children --- including Remy --- with a sense of belonging."--Amazon.com

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