| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 16 min.)) : sound, color |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Andy T. Jones. |
| Performer |
Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah. |
| Summary |
In June of 2002, a mere nine months since the September 11 attacks, a very unusual ceremony begins in a far-flung village in western Kenya. An American diplomat is surrounded by hundreds of Maasai people. A gift is about to be bestowed upon the American men, women, and children, and he is there to accept it. The gift is as unexpected as it is extraordinary. Hearts are raw as these legendary Maasai warriors offer their gift to a grieving people half a world away. Word of the gift will travel newswires around the globe, and for the heartsick American nation, the gift of fourteen cows emerges from the choking dust and darkness as a soft light of hope?and friendship. Based on the New York Times bestseller, this video recounts the true story from Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah of the touching gift bestowed on the United States by a tribe of Maasai Warriors in the wake of the September 11 attacks. With stunning illustrations from Thomas Gonzalez, master storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy (in collaboration with Naiyomah) hits all the right notes in this elegant story of generosity that crosses boundaries, nations, and cultures. |
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Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Naiyomah, Wilson Kimeli -- Juvenile films.
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Kenya -- Relations -- United States -- Juvenile films.
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United States -- Relations -- Kenya -- Juvenile films.
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Juvenile films.
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Maasai (African people) -- Biography -- Juvenile films.
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Cows -- Kenya -- Juvenile films.
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Gifts -- Kenya -- Juvenile films.
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Maasai (African people) -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Jones, Andy T., film director.
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Deedy, Carmen Agra, author.
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Gonzalez, Thomas, 1959- illustrator.
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Naiyomah, Wilson Kimeli, narrator, author.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Deedy, Carmen Agra.
14 cows for America.
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| Added Title |
Fourteen cows for America |
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hoopla (Digital media service)
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| Music No. |
MWT14446162 |
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