Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time
When her little sister, Akeer, becomes sick when they are returning home from the water hole, Nya must carry her and the water back to their village, one step at a time.
In this picture book companion to A Long Walk to Water, a young South Sudanese girl goes on a journey that requires determination, persistence, and compassion.
Young Nya takes little sister Akeer along on the two-hour walk to fetch water for the family. But Akeer becomes too ill to walk, and Nya faces the impossible: her sister and the full water vessel together are too heavy to carry. As she struggles, she discovers that if she manages to take one step, then another, she can reach home and Mama's care. Bold, impressionistic paintings by Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brian Pinkney evoke the dry, barren landscape and the tenderness between the two sisters. An afterword discusses the process of providing clean water in South Sudan, reducing waterborne illness.
| SKU | 120243 |
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| ISBN | 9781328781338 |
| Language | English |
| Page Count | 32 |
| Product Type | Hardcover Books |
| Book Type | Picture Books |
| Additional Contributor | Brian Pinkney |
| Primary Contributor | Linda Sue Park |
| Age Groups | Ages 4 to 6, Ages 7 to 9 |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |