tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62735315953177152422024-03-07T22:24:53.564-05:0014 Cows for America Blog Tour UpdatesThe latest info on where 14 Cows for America will be on the blogosphereUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-26122308741121985022009-08-07T17:29:00.000-04:002009-08-07T07:41:22.125-04:00THANK YOUA HUGE thank you to everyone who supported Peachtree Publishers' first blog tour! We couldn't do it without these wonderful bloggers: <div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span style="color:#CCCCCC;">5 Minutes for Books<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a href="http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/"><span style="color:#AA77AA;">http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); ">A Year of Reading</span><u1:p></u1:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a href="http://readingyear.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#AA77AA;">http://readingyear.blogspot.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); ">The Picnic Basket</span><u1:p></u1:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a href="http://www.thepicnic-basket.com/"><span style="color:#AA77AA;">http://www.thepicnic-basket.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span style="color:#CCCCCC;"><u1:p></u1:p>Maw Books Blog<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a href="http://blog.mawbooks.com/"><span style="color:#AA77AA;">http://blog.mawbooks.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); ">Children’s Book Biz News</span><u1:p></u1:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a href="http://asuen.wordpress.com/"><span style="color:#AA77AA;">http://asuen.wordpress.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); ">Books Upon a Wee One’s Shelf</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a href="http://www.booksuponaweeonesshelf.com/"><span style="color:#AA77AA;">http://www.booksuponaweeonesshelf.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span style="color:#CCCCCC;"><o:p> A Patchwork of Books</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a href="http://apatchworkofbooks.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#AA77AA;">http://apatchworkofbooks.blogspot.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); ">I.N.K. Interesting Nonfiction for Kids</span><u1:p></u1:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><u1:p></u1:p><span style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a href="http://inkrethink.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#AA77AA;">http://inkrethink.blogspot.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><span style="color:#CCCCCC;"><o:p> Hope is the Word</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:19.2pt"><u1:p></u1:p><span style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a href="http://hopeistheword.wordpress.com/"><span style="color:#AA77AA;">http://hopeistheword.wordpress.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-29758504370377020462009-08-07T07:39:00.001-04:002009-08-07T07:40:31.273-04:00New Post! Hope is the Word BlogOur final blog tour Post! Check out Hope is the Word here: <div><a href="http://hopeistheword.wordpress.com/">http://hopeistheword.wordpress.com/</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-89112828912167508512009-08-06T15:38:00.002-04:002009-08-06T15:40:10.773-04:00PW Children's Bookshelf coverage of 14 Cows for America<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size:17px;">PW Children's Bookshelf Article: A Gesture of Generosity Inspires Picture Book</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:17px;"><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6675038.html?nid=2788&source=title&rid=399109232">http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6675038.html?nid=2788&source=title&rid=399109232</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 17px; font-family:arial;font-size:12px;"><h1 style="font-size: 18px; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; "><br /></h1></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-88692121332754593032009-08-06T09:15:00.002-04:002009-08-06T09:17:13.547-04:00New Post! I.N.K.: Interesting Nonfiction for Kids BlogCheck out Gretchen Woelfle's review of 14 Cows for America and her Q&A with Carmen here on the I.N.K. Interesting Nonfiction for Kids Blog: <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://inkrethink.blogspot.com/2009/08/14-cows-for-america-collaborating-and.html">http://inkrethink.blogspot.com/2009/08/14-cows-for-america-collaborating-and.html</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-45638173075516544982009-08-05T10:02:00.003-04:002009-08-05T10:04:10.467-04:00New Post! Books Upon A Wee One's ShelfCheck out Cindy of the Books Upon a Wee One's Shelf blog's take on <i>14 Cows for America</i> in her new blog tour post: <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.booksuponaweeonesshelf.com/">http://www.booksuponaweeonesshelf.com/</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-90366986245375784572009-08-05T09:41:00.003-04:002009-08-05T10:04:39.129-04:00New Post! A Patchwork of Books Blog<div>New blog tour post from Amanda at A Patchwork of Books blog: </div><div><br /></div><a href="http://apatchworkofbooks.blogspot.com/">http://apatchworkofbooks.blogspot.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-67718769093042586862009-08-04T14:21:00.007-04:002009-08-04T14:33:26.811-04:00Cookie Magazine Twitter Giveaway<div>Cookie Magazine is giving away copies of 14 Cows for America this week. Follow <i>@cookiemagazine </i>on Twitter for details!</div><div><br /></div><div>The magazine has a great review of <i>14 Cows for America</i> up on their site: </div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.cookiemag.com/entertainment/reviews/book/2009/07/14-cows-america">http://www.cookiemag.com/entertainment/reviews/book/2009/07/14-cows-america</a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.cookiemag.com/entertainment/reviews/book/2009/07/14-cows-america"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; font-family:Times;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">This astonishing new picture book tells the incredibly moving true story of a small Masai village in Kenya whose residents banded together to send aid to America in the aftermath of 9/11. The book never dwells on the details of the disaster, nor do the strikingly realistic paintings depict anything associated with the terrorist attacks. In fact, the residents of the village in which this story is set only hear about the events through word of mouth. This is a story about the spirit of goodwill and the best parts of the human spirit–that's just as affecting for adults as it is for kids. </span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">—Ages 7 and up</span></strong></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 12px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><dl face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="13px" color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 150px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- text-decoration: none; max-width: 90%; "><dt face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="18px" color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- text-decoration: none; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; "><i><br /></i></dt></dl></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-75625632277688562922009-08-04T14:18:00.003-04:002009-08-05T10:04:51.133-04:00Blog Tour Continues with Children's Book Biz NewsChildren's Book Biz News covers <i>14 Cows for America. </i>Post includes lesson idea for teachers: <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://asuen.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/14-cows-for-america/">http://asuen.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/14-cows-for-america/</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-4869714504283578432009-08-03T13:15:00.002-04:002009-08-05T10:05:12.850-04:00The Picnic Basket Blog<div>Next stop on the 14 Cows for America blog tour, </div><div>The Picnic Basket Blog, the blog for "librarians, teachers and other gluttons for good books"!</div><a href="http://www.thepicnic-basket.com/">http://www.thepicnic-basket.com/</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-70590782161679413342009-08-03T12:37:00.004-04:002009-08-03T12:43:54.075-04:0014 Cows for America Twitter Contest!<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">We're giving away some great 14 Cows prizes on our <a href="http://www.twitter.com/thefourteencows">@thefourteencows</a> Twitter this week! 1 Grand Prize winner will receive a Carmen Agra Deedy prize pack, and 5 runners up will receive a hardbound copy of 14 Cows for </span></span><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">America</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> Here's how it works:</span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> You must have a Twitter account to participate. If you don't have one, </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">click </span></span></b><b><a href="http://www.twitter.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">here</span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> to sign up for a free Twitter account. No purchase necessary.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> 2. From your Twitter Account, follow us </span></span><b><a href="http://www.twitter.com/thefourteencows"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">@thefourteencows</span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">. </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> 3. Once you are following us, then simply tweet any message containing both </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">"#14cows" and "@thefourteencows"</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> between August 3</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">rd</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> at 12:00PM EST and August 7</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> at 5:00PM EST to be entered in the contest. A maximum of 10 tweets per day will apply towards the contest entries. Multiple retweets will increase your chances of winning. Winners will be selected randomly. Check out our </span></span><a href="http://peachtree-online.com/14cowstwittercontest.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Contest Rules</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> for more information.</span></span></li></ol><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> Happy tweeting! </span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">P.S. while you are at it, follow Peachtree Publishers at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/peachtreepub">@peachtreepub</a> !</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-90730851693599246072009-08-03T10:51:00.003-04:002009-08-05T10:05:12.850-04:00Bonus Blog! Nonfiction Monday Round up on SLJ's Practically Paradise<div>Every week, School Library Journal's Practically Paradise blog does a <b>Nonfiction Monday</b> round up of what's happening in children's non-fiction across the kidlitosphere. Today, Anastasia Suen's post about <i>14 Cows for America</i> is one of the featured posts: </div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/1300047330.html">http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/1300047330.html</a><div><br /></div><div>You can see Anastasia's post directly here: </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://6traits.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/nonfiction-monday-14-cows-for-america/">http://6traits.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/nonfiction-monday-14-cows-for-america/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>AND you can see Practically Paradise's coverage of <i>14 Cows for America</i> from last week here: </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/360044036.html">http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/360044036.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned for Anastasia's post tomorrow on her Children's Book Biz News Blog tomorrow! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-71520557457018012712009-08-03T10:33:00.002-04:002009-08-05T10:05:12.850-04:00Maw Books Blog Review of 14 Cows for America<div>The blog tour continues with another incredible review, this one from Natasha at Maw Books: </div><a href="http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/03/14-cows-for-america/">http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/03/14-cows-for-america/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-83970046592007552202009-08-03T09:55:00.001-04:002009-08-03T09:57:58.064-04:00Publishers Weekly review of 14 Cows for America out today<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;"><span class="biblio"><span class="productname"><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">14 Cows for America</strong></span> <span class="productcreator">Carmen Agra Deedy</span> with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, illus. by Thomas Gonzalez.<span class="productpublisher">Peachtree</span>, $17.95 (36p) ISBN <span class="isbn">978-1-56145-490-7</span></span><br /><p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/15px Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; ">A native of Kenya, Naiyomah was in New York City on September 11, 2001. In Deedy's (<em>Martina the Beautiful Cockroach</em>) lyrical account, he returns to his homeland and tells the members of his Maasai tribe a story that had “burned a hole in his heart.” The narrative avoids specifics and refers to the events of 9/11 obliquely as the villagers listen to him with “growing disbelief”: “Buildings so tall they can touch the sky? Fires so hot they can melt iron? Smoke and dust so thick they can block out the sun?” Until they read Naiyomah's concluding note, children may not fully comprehend either his story or the villagers' subsequent actions: the tribe elders bless 14 cows, revered in Maasai culture, and symbolically offer them to the American people to help them heal. Featuring luminous images of the Maasai in vivid native dress and sweeping African landscapes, Gonzalez's pastel, colored pencil and airbrush paintings appear almost three-dimensional in their realism. A moving tale of compassion and generosity. Ages 6–10. <em>(Aug.)</em></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-5627312842320422902009-08-02T13:20:00.003-04:002009-08-05T10:05:12.850-04:00A Year of Reading Blog: Interview with Illustrator Tom GonzalezCheck it out here: <a href="http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2009/08/14-cows-for-america-illustrator-thomas.html">http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2009/08/14-cows-for-america-illustrator-thomas.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-94717981263815062009-08-01T14:54:00.002-04:002009-08-05T10:05:12.851-04:005 Minutes for Books BlogThe blog tour kicks off today with a nice review from 5 Minutes for Books: <div><a href="http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1614/14-cows-for-america/">http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/1614/14-cows-for-america/</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-41498290395243401982009-08-01T14:53:00.003-04:002009-08-03T09:57:13.506-04:00Wall Street JournalA lovely review from the Wall Street Journal today: <div><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204619004574320603367203472.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204619004574320603367203472.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 8px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; display: block; ">Of all the expressions of consolation sent to a grieving America after 9/11, perhaps none was as poignant as the gift of 14 cows from Maasai tribesmen in a remote corner of Kenya. How the offering came about is the subject of this moving and dramatically illustrated picture book for children ages 6-12. It is based on the experiences of a young medical student named Kimeli, who was studying in America at the time of the attacks and brought news of them back to his native village the following spring. In the opening pages of “14 Cows for America” we see Kimeli striding across the grassland in his red Stanford University jacket. There is rejoicing at his return, but the youth comes with a story that “has burned a hole in his heart.” As the tribe gathers under an acacia tree, Kimeli describes the horror that struck so far away: “With growing disbelief, men, women, and children listen. Buildings so tall they can touch the sky? Fires so hot they can melt iron?” As Kimeli talks, illustrator Thomas Gonzalez depicts his narrative as a kind of swirling fire overhead. After the young man finishes, there is silence—and resolve. The Maasai, author Carmen Agra Deedy tells us, “are fierce when provoked, but easily moved to kindness when they hear of suffering or injustice.” The villagers request a visit from the American ambassador, who duly comes and is stunned to be met by hundreds of Maasai “in full tribal splendor,” with scarlet tunics and majestic beaded collars—and their unexpected gift. (The “sacred and healing” cows, we learn, remain in the Kenyans’ care; the original herd of 14 has since grown to 35.) The final pages show the grave face of a young tribesman. Reflected in his pupil we see the book’s only image of the burning Twin Towers; beside him we read (possibly through tears) the concluding words: “Because there is no nation so powerful it cannot be wounded, nor a people so small that they cannot offer mighty comfort.”</p><cite class="tagline" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 1em; display: block; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-left: 8px; ">—Meghan Cox Gurdon</cite></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-57614933874665745962009-07-30T14:40:00.001-04:002009-07-30T14:42:06.669-04:0014 Cows For America web site to go live Saturday, August 1!<div>The countdown begins! </div><a href="http://www.14cowsforamerica.com/">http://www.14cowsforamerica.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-3971858255359694372009-07-30T14:34:00.006-04:002009-08-05T10:01:04.735-04:00Where in the blogosphere is 14 Cows for America?<p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /><br />We've got a fantastic line up of blogs. Thanks to all for participating! We'll keep you posted of any changes. </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Saturday, August 1, 2009<o:p></o:p></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">5 Minutes for Books<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/">http://www.5minutesforbooks.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Saturday August 2, 2009<o:p></o:p></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A Year of Reading<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://readingyear.blogspot.com/">http://readingyear.blogspot.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Monday, August 3<o:p></o:p></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Picnic Basket<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thepicnic-basket.com/">http://www.thepicnic-basket.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-no-proof:yesfont-family:";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-no-proof:yesfont-family:";">Maw Books Blog<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://blog.mawbooks.com/">http://blog.mawbooks.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Tuesday, August 4<o:p></o:p></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Children’s Book Biz News<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://asuen.wordpress.com/">http://asuen.wordpress.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Wednesday, August 5, 2009<o:p></o:p></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Books Upon a Wee One’s Shelf<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.booksuponaweeonesshelf.com/">http://www.booksuponaweeonesshelf.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:";">A Patchwork of Books<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://apatchworkofbooks.blogspot.com/">http://apatchworkofbooks.blogspot.com/</a></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Thursday, August 6, 2009</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I.N.K. Interesting Nonfiction for Kids</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://inkrethink.blogspot.com/">http://inkrethink.blogspot.com/</a></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Friday, August 7, 2009<o:p></o:p></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hope is the Word</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://hopeistheword.wordpress.com/">http://hopeistheword.wordpress.com/</a></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-15940003675151990272009-07-28T15:33:00.002-04:002009-07-28T15:35:34.498-04:00Blog Line upWe are counting down to the kick off of our blog tour which starts on SATURDAY, August 1. The line up of bloggers is fabulous and we will be sharing links to the participating blogs soon!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-15238218926026905782009-06-25T12:54:00.001-04:002009-06-25T12:56:00.360-04:00About 14 Cows for America<p class="MsoTitle"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Big Gift of Compassion One Small Kenyan Village Made to the American People</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p> <p class="MsoTitle" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span> </span><i><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> 14 Cows for America</span></span></i><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, a powerful new children's book from Carmen Agra Deedy, is the true story of Maasai tribesman and Stanford University student Kimeli Naiyomah. On September 11, 2001, while visiting the United Nations headquarters in New York, he witnessed the catastrophic events that changed our nation forever. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: normal; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The young man traveled back to his home, a remote village in Western Kenya, with a heavy-burdened heart to bring the story to his tribe. The village had not heard about the collapse of the twin towers in New York and when Kimeli told them about this event that had “burned a hole in his heart,” they could hardly understand its scope. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: normal; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">As a gift of support and compassion, the village reacted to Kimeli's sorrow by offering the thing that most supported life for them: a herd of cows, the ultimate gift a Massai can give.</span></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Maasai people are nomadic cattle herders. To the tribe, the cow equals life. </span></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: normal; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">With stunning illustrations of the Kenyan landscape and people, and simple, moving text, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">14 Cows for America</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, is a story of hope and generosity in the face of tragedy</span></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">with the message that comfort, solace, and aid can come from the most unexpected places.</span></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273531595317715242.post-12140914199550139752009-06-25T12:36:00.002-04:002009-06-25T12:36:55.717-04:0014 Cows for America Blog TourMore info to come...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0