title: Mimi's Village: And How Basic Health Care Transformed It (CitizenKid)
author:  Katie Smith Milway 
description: Gr 1-4-This book is part of a series that intends to educate and inspire youngsters to help other children around the world. Milway explains in simple language the dangers that millions of children face without access to fundamental health care such as vaccinations, basic medicine, proper pre- and postnatal care, and clean drinking water. While telling an engaging story of how Mimi's village in western Kenya comes to have its own clinic and nurse, the text relates the dangers the people face. The nurse brings not only medical supplies, but also the knowledge and education the village needs to be proactive against diseases and malnutrition. The story builds hope that these deadly forces are not insurmountable. The text and tone are not condescending-the villagers work together to build the clinic, petition the governmental health department, and eventually educate others about basic health care and sanitation. The illustrations are colorful, showing the vibrancy of the people, their dress, and the landscape. East African cultural references are woven into the text, allowing readers to gain knowledge of the languages, animals, and even foods of the region. This topic is a heavy one, but the book ends with several pages of practical, child-friendly suggestions about how readers can help others who lack these fundamental resources. It's a great tool to use to expand children's worldviews about the basic needs of other kids around the world.-Lisa Crandall, Capital Area District Library, Holt, MI(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
zlib_text: LAURA  
  LIPPMAN
  
  A TESS MONAGHAN MYSTERY
  
  BUTCHERS  
  HILL
  
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  For Susan Seegar,  
  who taught me how to read,  
  encouraged me to write,  
  and convinced me to cut  
  all the hair off my Barbie.  
  I’m glad I was never an only child.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  I am indebted to the usual suspects: John Roll and Joan Jacobson, my first
  readers; Mike James, Peter Hermann, Kate Shatzkin, and many more colleagues at
  the Baltimore Sun shared their advice or support along the way; Holly Selby
  and Connie Knox deserved to be thanked long ago, but they know me well enough
  to tolerate my tardiness.
  
  I am grateful to Lee Anderson, the most resourceful searcher I know, and Patti
  White who introduced us.
  
  I also want to thank every worker and volunteer who ever fielded a question
  from me about homelessness, poverty, child care, foster care, adoption, or
  welfare. You make Baltimore—and the world—a better place.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  When years without number  
  like days of another summer  
  had turned into air t