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Age Range
5 - 9
Genre
nonfiction
Copyright Year
2011-01-01
Page Count
39
Publisher
Khmerdad Publishing
Grade Level
K - 4th
ISBN
9780578095592
Themes
families
animals

An Orphan No More: The True Story of a Boy: Chapter One

Written by Jerry & Jordan Windle and Illustrated by Hollie Hibbert

This story of Rodney the rooster, who wants to be a father more than anything, and Jordy, the orphan duckling he adopts, parallels the real life story of Jerry Windle and his son Jordan, the Cambodian orphan he adopts. Together they face the obstacles of being a different sort of family.

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Age Range
5 - 9
Genre
nonfiction
Copyright Year
2011-01-01
Page Count
39
Publisher
Khmerdad Publishing
Grade Level
K - 4th
ISBN
9780578095592
Themes
families
animals
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