My heart will not sit down

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The work My heart will not sit down represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

My heart will not sit down

Statement of responsibility

by Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Ann Tanksley

Creator

• trueRockliff, Mara

Contributor

• Tanksley, Ann

Illustrator

• Tanksley, Ann

Subject

• trueAltruism
• trueAltruism in children
• trueAltruism in girls
• trueCameroon
• trueCameroon -- History -- 20th century
• Cameroon -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
• Cameroon -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
• trueCharity
• Charity -- Fiction
• Charity -- Juvenile fiction
• Depressions -- 1929 -- New York (State) -- Fiction
• Depressions -- 1929 -- New York (State) -- Juvenile fiction
• trueDepressions -- 1929-1941
• trueDepressions, 1929-1941
• trueGenerosity
• trueGirls
• New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Fiction
• New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueNew York City -- History -- 1898-1951
• trueSchools
• Schools -- Fiction
• Schools -- Juvenile fiction
• trueVillages
• trueVillages -- Africa
• trueAfrica

Genre

• Juvenile fiction
• Fiction

Language

eng

Summary

In 1931 Cameroon, young Kedi is upset to learn that children in her American teacher's village of New York are going hungry because of the Great Depression, and she asks her mother, neighbors, and even the headman for money to help. Includes historical notes

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[E]

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Interest level

LG

LC call number

PZ7.R5887

LC item number

My 2012

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 2
• 4

Reading level

4.4

Study program name

Accelerated Reader AR

Target audience

primary