14 Cows for America

By Carmen Agra Deedy

Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez

Kimeli Naiyomah returned home to his Maasai village from New York City with news of 9/11 terrorist attacks. He tells his people and elders about the attack. He asks for permission to give his cow to the people of America to help heal the pain of the people. This is a very important gesture to Maasai, because cattle are life to the Maasai. This book presents an illustrated tale of the gift of fourteen cows given by the Maasai people of Kenya to the U.S. as a gesture of comfort and friendship in the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Carmen Agra Deedy