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Mimi's Village
by Katie Smith Milway
Illustrator: Eugenie Fernandes
Ages: 9+
Published: 2012
Publisher: Kids Can Press
ISBN: 978-1-55453-722-8
Keywords: Kenya, Health, Family life
When her little sister becomes sick from drinking dirty water, Mimi suggests that her village build its own health clinic. Lush acrylic illustrations.