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The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams In a Can:a True Story
[Hardback - 2015]
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Category: Children
Publisher: Viking Books For Young Readers | ISBN: 9780670016549 | Pages: 40
Shipping Weight: .394 | Dimensions: 8.94 x .33 x 11.32 inches

An inspirational picture book autobiography from Oprah Winfrey’s "All-Time Favorite Guest” 

This is the story of a little girl with big dreams.

All the girl ever wanted was an education. But in Rhodesia, education for girls was nearly impossible.

So she taught herself to read and write with her brother’s schoolbooks and to count while watching cattle graze.

When the girl became a young wife and mother, she wrote her goals on a scrap of paper and buried them in a can—an ancient ritual that reminded her that she couldn't give up on her dreams.

She dreamed of going to America and earning one degree; then a second, even higher; and a third, the highest. And she hoped to bring education to all the girls and boys of her village.

Would her dreams ever come true?

Illustrated with Jan Spivey Gilchrist’s graceful watercolors, Dr. Tererai Trent’s true story of perseverance is sure to inspire readers of all ages.

Rebecca Kai Dotlich is the author of Sweet Dreams of the Wild. She lives near Indianapolis, Indiana.

Jan Spivey Gilchrist is an illustrator of more than 30 books for children. Winner of the Coretta Scott King award, she lives in Evanston, Illinois.

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