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One Hen

How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference

ISBN-13: 9781894786096

Contributor(s): Katie Smith Milway (author), Eugenie Fernandes (illustrated by)

Subjects: Childrens General Non Fiction

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Publisher Imprint: Kids Can Press

Publication Date: 30-04-2020

Format: Paperback

Availability: Out of stock

£10.99

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About the book

After his father died, Kojo had to quit school to help his mother collect firewood to sell at the market. When his mother receives a loan from some village families, she gives a little money to her son. With this tiny loan, Kojo buys a hen. A year later, Kojo has built up a flock of 25 hens. With his earnings Kojo is able to return to school. Soon Kojo's farm grows to become the largest in the region. Kojo's story is inspired by the life of Kwabena Darko, who as a boy started a tiny poultry farm just like Kojo's, which later grew to be the largest in Ghana, and one of the largest in west Africa.

One Hen

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