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A review by dreamybee
Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier
3.0
Heifer International is an organization that provides livestock and sustainable farming education to people in poverty-stricken areas. This book was written about Beatrice, a girl in Africa whose family received a goat from Heifer International, and how her life was changed by this gift.
I really like the work that Hiefer does, and I really wanted to love this book, but I thought it was just OK. I guess I was hoping that it would be more of a springboard for Heifer International, but I don't think the organization was even mentioned in the book except in the afterward by Hillary Clinton. I understand that the author probably didn't want it to read like propaganda either, but I wish she would have found a little better balance.
I still think that this is a valuable book for introducing children to the idea of charitable giving and helping others. They can see how one act of kindness-a goat to one family-can help many people-other villagers who receive offspring from the goat as part of Heifer's Pass on the Gift policy.
Part of the proceeds from the sale of this book are donated to Heifer International.
I really like the work that Hiefer does, and I really wanted to love this book, but I thought it was just OK. I guess I was hoping that it would be more of a springboard for Heifer International, but I don't think the organization was even mentioned in the book except in the afterward by Hillary Clinton. I understand that the author probably didn't want it to read like propaganda either, but I wish she would have found a little better balance.
I still think that this is a valuable book for introducing children to the idea of charitable giving and helping others. They can see how one act of kindness-a goat to one family-can help many people-other villagers who receive offspring from the goat as part of Heifer's Pass on the Gift policy.
Part of the proceeds from the sale of this book are donated to Heifer International.