The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can

A True Story

Kids, People and Places, Non-Fiction, Africa, School Tools, School and Education, Biography
Cover of the book The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can by Tererai Trent, Penguin Young Readers Group
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Author: Tererai Trent ISBN: 9780698140035
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Publication: October 6, 2015
Imprint: Viking Books for Young Readers Language: English
Author: Tererai Trent
ISBN: 9780698140035
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication: October 6, 2015
Imprint: Viking Books for Young Readers
Language: English

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.

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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.

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