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“Kato, a young Ugandan boy, serves his family by filling jerry cans with a day’s worth of water each morning.” –School Library Journal

A Good Trade

Written by Alma Fullerton
Illustrated by Karen Patkau
Published by Pajama Press

In a small Ugandan village, Kato wakes early to start the long, barefoot trek beyond his village and along fields dotted with cattle and guarded by soldiers. His destination is the village well, where he will pump a day’s supply of water into two jerry cans. Like every day, Kato lets the water splash over his hot tired feet before carrying his heavy load back home, where his chores await him. But this is no ordinary day. The aid worker’s truck has come to the village square, and in the back is a gift so special, the little boy rushes home to look for something to repay the aid worker. Alma Fullerton’s spare, lilting prose tells a deceptively simple story of one day in a little boy’s life. But in a place ravaged by a generation of civil war and drought, a village well brings life, a gift of shoes is a cause for celebration, and a simple flower becomes an eloquent symbol of peace and gratitude.

Primary ISBN: 9781772781175
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback
Picture Book, Age 04 or older

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Setting: Uganda

Character’s New Arrival/New American Status: In Home Country

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